March 18, 2002

The University of Kentucky shares its allotment of tickets to the East Region between students, UK administration and athletics. There will be no public sale of tickets in Lexington. The student lottery will be Monday, March 18, at 6 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum.

There are still “long range view” tickets available at the Carrier Dome. The tickets are $82 and can be purchased by downloading an order form at www.dometix.com and faxing it to the Carrier Dome. The dome’s fax number is located on the order form.

Syracuse University will not accept phone orders. Capacity at the Carrier Dome for the East Regional is 31,805.

Game Times Announced

Tip-off times for the East Region have been announced by CBS Sports and fourth-seeded Kentucky will battle top-seeded Maryland on Friday, March 22, at approximately 9:55 p.m. ET at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. The first game of the regional semifinals, Connecticut vs. Southern Illinois, will begin at 7:38 p.m. ET.

The game time for the East Region Championship on Sunday will not be announced until after the completion of Friday night’s games. The window for tip off is between noon and 5 p.m. ET.