Mississippi State Hosts Georgia Tech In WBIT First Round
March 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS – Mississippi State women's basketball will host Georgia Tech in the first round of the inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament inside Humphrey Coliseum on Thursday.
Tip off times will be announced at a later date. The WBIT will be televised on ESPN platforms with the host site contests on ESPN+, the semifinals on ESPNU and the finals to be aired on ESPN2.
Tickets for Thursday's contest are available at the attached link above. All seating will be general admission priced at 15 dollars per ticket.
First round action is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, followed by the second round on Sunday, March 24 and the Quarterfinals on Thursday, March 28. The first three rounds on the tournament will be played at campus sites with the highest-seeded team serving as hosts.
The remaining four teams advance to Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse for the semifinals on Monday, April 1 followed by the inaugural championship game on Wednesday, April 3.
Mississippi State is one of three SEC teams in the field and is joined by Arkansas and Florida.
Mississippi State enters the tournament 21-11 on the season and 8-8 in the SEC. State is making its 20th overall postseason appearance and its second-straight under head coach Sam Purcell.
Thursday will be the first time that Georgia Tech and Mississippi State have faced since 2007. The two programs have played five total times in program history with the Mississippi State leading the series, 4-1.
Tip off times will be announced at a later date. The WBIT will be televised on ESPN platforms with the host site contests on ESPN+, the semifinals on ESPNU and the finals to be aired on ESPN2.
Tickets for Thursday's contest are available at the attached link above. All seating will be general admission priced at 15 dollars per ticket.
First round action is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, followed by the second round on Sunday, March 24 and the Quarterfinals on Thursday, March 28. The first three rounds on the tournament will be played at campus sites with the highest-seeded team serving as hosts.
The remaining four teams advance to Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse for the semifinals on Monday, April 1 followed by the inaugural championship game on Wednesday, April 3.
Mississippi State is one of three SEC teams in the field and is joined by Arkansas and Florida.
Mississippi State enters the tournament 21-11 on the season and 8-8 in the SEC. State is making its 20th overall postseason appearance and its second-straight under head coach Sam Purcell.
Thursday will be the first time that Georgia Tech and Mississippi State have faced since 2007. The two programs have played five total times in program history with the Mississippi State leading the series, 4-1.
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