March 16, 2014
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State University will play host to eight of the top men's collegiate basketball programs at Viejas Arena next weekend for the second and third rounds of the 2014 NCAA championships. Four second-round games will be played on Friday, March 21, followed by two third-round contests on Sunday, March 23.
The first games Friday involve four teams in the West Regional bracket. Top-seeded Arizona (30-4) takes on Big Sky Conference champion and No. 16 seed Weber State (19-11) at 11:10 a.m. (PDT), while No. 8 seed Gonzaga (28-6) battles ninth-seeded Oklahoma State (21-12) in the second matchup of the day, starting at approximately 1:40 p.m.
From the South Regional bracket, No. 5 VCU (26-8) is set to tangle with the Southland Conference champion and 12th-seeded Stephen F. Austin (31-2) at 4:27 p.m., while the final game of the day features a second Pac-12 representative in No. 4 seed UCLA (26-8) against 13th-seeded Tulsa (21-12), tipping off at approximately 6:57 p.m.
Sunday features third-round action with the two winners from the West Region and South Region squaring off against one another in their respective brackets.
An extremely limited ticket supply still remains for next weekend's games at Viejas Arena and can be purchased at www.ncaa.com/final-four/tickets-hospitality. In addition, if the participating schools fail to utilize their entire ticket allotment for games in San Diego, then those remaining tickets would be available for purchase on Thursday, March 20.
The NCAA men's basketball championship is returning to Viejas Arena for the first time since 2006. San Diego is one of eight sites around the country and just one of two locations in the Pacific Time Zone to play host to the second and third rounds in 2014.
2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
Second & Third Rounds (Viejas Arena - San Diego, Calif.)
All times PDT
Friday, March 21 - Second Round
West Region
Game 1: 11:10 a.m. - No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Weber State
Game 2: 1:40 p.m. (approx.) - No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State
South Region
Game 3: 4:27 p.m. - No. 5 VCU vs. No. 12 Stephen F. Austin
Game 4: 6:57 p.m. (approx.) - No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Tulsa
Sunday, March 23 - Third Round
Winners of Games 1 & 2 - TBD
Winners of Games 3 & 4 - TBD