Eagles To Play Knights In GLVC Quarterfinals
The eighth-seeded University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball team will play top-seeded Bellarmine University at noon Friday in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament at Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri. All-Tournament passes are $38, while adults and seniors tickets are $18 and students with a valid ID are admitted for $11 each day.
Tickets can be purchase directly through Family Arena by phone (314-534-1111) and online . Fans also can purchase tickets through MetroTix.com by phone (800-293-5949) and online.
In addition to the USI-Bellarmine quarterfinal game, the remaining quarterfinal games are scheduled to follow at 2:30 p.m. (fifth-seeded Lewis University vs. fourth-seeded University of Indianapolis), 6 p.m. (seventh-seeded Quincy University vs. second-seeded Drury University) and 8:30 p.m. (sixth-seeded Truman State University vs. third-seeded University of Wisconsin-Parkside). The men’s portion of the tournament continues Saturday with the semifinals at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., while the championship game is slated for Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
The match-up between the Screaming Eagles (19-10) and Knights (22-5) will be their second meeting in a little more than a week. USI defeated ninth-ranked Bellarmine in overtime, 89-82, last Thursday behind the double-double performance (19 points and 15 rebounds) of junior forward T.J. Tisdell (Cape Girardeau, Missouri).
USI earned the right to play Bellarmine in the quarterfinals by posting an 86-72 victory over Rockhurst University in the first round of the GLVC Tournament at the Physical Activities Center Sunday afternoon. Tisdell led USI with a season-high 22 points, while junior guard Jeril Taylor (Louisville, Kentucky) posted his fifth double-double of the year with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
