Men's Basketball

March 5, 2009

Kentucky’s junior guard Jodie Meeks hit an amazing game-winning fadeaway 3-pointer at Rupp Arena on February 10 th to defeat Florida 68-65.  The shot helped Kentucky seal the game, despite Florida’s last-minute attempt to tie the game, securing UK’s win and earning the Wildcats a Pontiac Game Changing Performance nomination.

Now it is up to Kentucky fans to determine if the Wildcats will earn a Pontiac Game Changing Performance for the regular season of NCAA Basketball.  Kentucky fans can go to
pontiac.com/ncaa

, where they can view video clips of the eight nominees and vote for the Wildcats!  

Voting begins on Thursday, March 5 th and ends at midnight on Saturday, March 14th.  CBS will announce the Pontiac Game Changing Performance of the NCAA Basketball regular season on the Selection Sunday Show on March 15 th .

The winning university earns a contribution to their general scholarship fund from Pontiac.  In addition, one lucky individual who visits pontiac.com/ncaa and enters the “Pontiac Pick and Roll Promotion” will win a trip for four to this year’s NCAA Final Four in Detroit.

For full program details, visit www.pontiac.com/ncaa.

About Pontiac

Pontiac is a division of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) and markets the G8 performance sedan, Vibe compact crossover, Solstice roadster, G5 sports coupe, Torrent compact utility vehicle  and the G6 family of sedans, coupes and retractable hardtop convertibles, as well as the GXP performance series.  Pontiac sold more than 358,000 vehicles in 2007, ranking third among GM divisions in total sales. More information on Pontiac and its products can be found on the division’s website at www.pontiac.com.

About the NCAA

The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.ncaa.org and www.ncaasports.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.  The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions–AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac–and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners–DiGiorno, Enterprise, The Hartford, Lowe’s and State Farm.

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