Indianapolis – Following their NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament Championship, the Northern State University men's basketball team has earned the fourth seed in the NCAA Central Region. Seedings were announced earlier this evening on the NCAA Selection Show.
 
Northern will face fifth seeded Missouri Southern in the opening round of the tournament hosted by Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri. First round games kick off on Saturday, March 14, with tip-off versus the Lions scheduled for 8:30 p.m. in Bearcat Arena. 

Tickets for the regional can be purchased online HERE starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday. All seating for the regional will be general admission. Fans can purchase single session tickets in person at the Cashiering office. The Cashiering office, located on the first floor of the Administration Building, will be open from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

Single session tickets can be purchased for $12 each for adults and $7 for students. Children 2 and under are free per NCAA policy. The ticket office will open 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the start of each session. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online for session 2 (which starts at 6 p.m.) Saturday. There will be a limited number of seats available for NSU Fans to sit behind the team bench with a valid ticket. Please do not wait to purchase tickets at the door on Saturday as Northwest Missouri will be playing at 6 p.m. and tickets for session 2 will be limited.