Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State Athletics will host a ticket pre-sale event for the NCAA Central Region Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 12 from 5-8 p.m. in the Barnett Center main lobby for the general public. This event will follow the Thursday Wolves Club pre-sale event.  
 
Tickets will be available to the general public during the Friday pre-sale. NSU Athletics recommends purchasing all-session passes to assist with limiting lines and the availability of processing tickets during game day. Tickets will be sold in each section on a first come, first served basis in this order: red (south), purple (upper level), yellow (east), and green (west). For game-days, any available tickets will be sold starting two hours prior to the start of each session, with the Arena doors opening one hour prior to the session.
 
In addition, each qualifying team will be allocated a set number of tickets and will work through their respective athletic department. Per NCAA Championships protocol, the capacity for Wachs Arena will be limited to 25%, which translates to 1,750 tickets available for each session. Prices of all-session and individual session passes and tickets are as follows:
  

All-Session Passes $40 per adult $25 per student/youth/senior citizen

Individual Session Tickets $15 per adult $10 per student/youth/senior citizen

      ** Senior Citizens are individual's 65+
 
Only cash or check will be accepted for payment; checks should be made out to Northern State University. 
 
The 2021 Central Region Tournament is hosted by Northern State University with games scheduled for 6 and 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 13; 5 and 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 14; and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16. The first and second seeds in the tournament received a quarterfinal bye and automatically advance to the semifinal round.
 
The participating teams were selected as follows: No. 1 Northern State, No. 2 Northwest Missouri State, No. 3 Washburn, No. 4 Wayne State, No. 5 MSU Moorhead, and No. 6 Missouri Western.

Full tournament information can be found at nsuwolves.com/2021/centralregion.
 
Tournament Schedule

Saturday, March 13
GM1	6 p.m.	#4 Wayne State vs. #5 MSU Moorhead
GM2	8:45 p.m.	#3 Washburn vs. #6 Missouri Western
Sunday, March 14
GM3	5 p.m.	#1 Northern State vs. Winner of GM1
GM4	7:45 p.m.	#2 Northwest Missouri State vs. Winner of GM2
Tuesday, March 16
GM 5	7 p.m.	Winner of GM3 vs. Winner of GM 4