MSU Basketball Opens NCAA Play In Charlotte
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STARKVILLE, Miss. Mississippi State, which finished the regular seasonwith a 22-10 overall record, gained a No. 9 national seed and will open NCAADivision I Men's Basketball Championship play against 8th-seeded Stanford infirst-round tournament action at the Charlotte (N.C.) Coliseum, Friday,March 18. Game times will be released Monday.
The MSU-Stanford winner will play the winner of the No. 1-seeded Duke andNo. 16 Delaware State contest on Sunday, March 20, for the right to advanceto the Austin, Texas, regional, March 24-27.
Ticket information for the first-round games can be ordered online at thetournament's website, www.ncaacharlotte05.com.