Men's Hoops Draws Emory In Opening Round Of NCAA Tournament

Springfield, Ohio – After claiming their eighth North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament crown in program history and second in the last two years over the weekend with a 79-75 win over arch-rival Wooster, the Wittenberg University men's basketball program is heading to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament for the 29^th time in program history.

The Tigers will take on Emory University in the opening round from Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, on Friday, Mar. 1.  The other match-up in the Wittenberg pod will feature host Guilford College taking on Sewanee University. More information, including game times will be published on the website when they are available.

Wittenberg holds 52-28 record all-time in NCAA postseason play, logging a 17-4 record in the first-round action.

First-Second Rounds of 2019 NCAA Div. III Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Bracket - https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d3

Games played at: Guilford College, 5800 West Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC 27410 -https://www.guilfordquakers.com/landing/index

Arena: Ragan-Brown Field House - https://www.guilfordquakers.com/facilities/basketball

Live Video Link: https://www.guilfordquakers.com/multimedia/BoxCastMBK/2018/NCAA1

TICKET INFORMATION: Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and students of the participating schools (with ID). Children under two years old will be admitted free. Student and senior citizen (ages 65+) tickets are $5 and children under two are free. All ticket sales are cash only and will take place in the Ragan-Brown Field House lobby starting 90 minutes prior to the start of each game. Single-game NCAA Tournament tickets prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. It is a cash-only event.

Friday, March 1^st

Game 1: WITTENBERG vs. Emory (GA), 5:30 PM

Game 2: Sewanee (TN) vs. Guilford, 30 minutes after first game

Saturday, March 2^nd

Game 3: WIT/EMO Winner vs. SEW/GUIL Winner, 7:00 PM