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The St. Louis Sports Commission
314-345-5121
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TICKETS REMAIN FOR NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL MIDWEST REGIONAL AT THE EDWARD JONES DOME THIS WEEKEND

FANS CAN SECURE SEATS AT NCAA.COM/MBBTICKETS

            ST. LOUIS – March 23, 2010 – Tickets remain available for the 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional Friday night (March 26) and Sunday afternoon (March 28) at the Edward Jones Dome in Downtown St. Louis.  Tickets are $166 (club level), $146 (terrace loge) and $132 (upper terrace) and include two games Friday night and the Regional Final session Sunday.  Additional handling fees may apply.   To purchase tickets, fans can log on to www.ncaa.com/mbbtickets, call 800-745-3000 or visit the Edward Jones Dome box office.  The box office will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. 

Friday evening features two compelling matchups:  The No. 6 seed University of Tennessee Volunteers meet the No. 2 seed Ohio State University Buckeyes at 6:07 p.m.  The No. 9 seed University of Northern Iowa Panthers take on the No. 5 seed Michigan State University Spartans 30 minutes after game one (approx. 8:37 p.m.).  Sunday’s game time will be announced late Friday night. 

For more information on the Midwest Regional, hosted by the Missouri Valley Conference, visit
www.mvc-sports.com. 

ABOUT THE 2010 MIDWEST REGIONAL:  This will be the sixth postseason NCAA basketball event in the Edward Jones Dome – 1999 (regional), 2002 (first/second rounds), 2004 (regional), 2005 (Men’s Final Four), 2007 (regional) and 2010 (regional).   St. Louis has also been awarded the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional.  The Gateway City has hosted nine NCAA postseason basketball events (men’s and women’s) since 1998. 

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