MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM ADVANCES TO NORTH CENTRAL REGION TOURNAMENT IN DENVER

ABERDEEN, SD - With Northern State’s 63-58 win over Minnesota-Duluth in the NSIC Tournament Championship game the Wolves have earned an automatic bid to the North Central Regional Tournament in Denver, CO. The Wolves will take on in-state rival South Dakota State (SDSU) on Saturday, March 13th at 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. MT) in the Auraria Events Center. The Wolves will look to avenge a 96-57 loss to the Jackrabbits back on December 6th in Brookings, SD.

Advance first round tickets will be on sale at the NSU Athletic Office on Wednesday, March 10th through Thursday, March 11th from 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased dur-ing those hours by calling (605) 626 3336.

A limited number of tickets will be available through the NSU Athletic Department. More tickets will be avail-able at the ticket window of the Auraria Event Center starting Friday, March 12th from 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, March 13th starting at 10:00 a.m. or by calling (303) 556 4874.

Ticket prices are as follows:
- $8.00 for Adults
- $4.00 for students (W/ proper I.D.)

For hotel reservations call the Red Lion Hotel at (303) 433 8331, the Best Western Central at (303) 296 4000, or the Executive Tower Hotel at (303) 571 0300.

The Wolves enter the tournament as the number five seed with their 24-6 overall record. SDSU took the fourth seed in the tournament with a 26-6 overall record on the season. Top seeded Metropolitan State College of Denver will host the tournament as they finished the season with a 28-2 mark.