WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia -- Game times have been set and ticket plans are in place for this weekend's NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Atlantic Regional tournament at West Liberty University.The 8-team event tips off Saturday with afternoon and evening quarterfinal sessions at the University's Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC).
Saturday's afternoon session begins at noon with a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference matchup between No. 3 seed Indiana, Pa. (24-5) - the PSAC Tournament champion - and No. 6 seed East Stroudsburg (22-6). No. 2 seed Winston-Salem State, N.C. (21-6) out of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association meets No. 7 seed Slippery Rock, Pa. (22-8) - the PSAC Tournament runner-up - in the 2:30 p.m. game.
Two-time defending regional champion and tournament host West Liberty (30-1) opens the evening session at 6 p.m. against No. 8 seed Bowie State, Md. (16-13), which upset its way to the CIAA Tournament title. Quarterfinal action concludes with an 8:30 p.m. tilt between No. 4 seed Fairmont State (22-8) - the WVIAC's regular-season and tournament runner-up - and No. 5 seed Livingstone, N.C. (22-6) out of the CIAA.Saturday's winners will return to the ASRC for regional semifinal action Sunday at 5 and 7:30 p.m. After an off day on Monday, the regional championship game is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff Tuesday, March 19.
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