March 11, 2002

Fourth-seeded Kentucky will tip off with 13th-seeded Valparaiso at 12:25 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 14, at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Marquette and Tulsa will follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the UK-Valpo game. Winners of the two games will meet Saturday, March 16, at 5:38 p.m. ET.

In other action at the site, the Midwest Region’s No. 1 seed, Kansas, battles Holy Cross at 7:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday followed by Stanford and Western Kentucky 30 minutes afterwards.

Tickets to all sessions in St. Louis are on sale through Ticketmaster by calling 314-421-4400 or 314-241-1888 or by visiting the Web at Ticketmaster.com. Seats are priced at $150, $120 or $60.

Open Practice Schedule

Each team will conduct a mandatory open practice at the Edward Jones Dome on Wednesday, March 13. The Wildcats will practice there from 2:10 – 3 p.m. CT. The complete practice schedule is listed below:

Noon - 12:50 p.m. CT  Valparaiso1 - 1:50 p.m. CT      Tulsa2:10 - 3 p.m. CT      Kentucky3:10 - 4 p.m. CT      Marquette5 - 5:50 p.m. CT      Kansas6 - 6:50 p.m. CT      Stanford7:10 - 8 p.m. CT      Holy Cross8:10 - 9 p.m. CT      Western Kentucky