For the first time since 2001, the Wayne State men’s basketball team will host a first-round game when the Northern Sun Conference tournament begins play on Wednesday.
The Wildcats were South Division tri-champions with Minnesota State and Augustana and will host University of Mary in a 6 p.m. game at Rice Auditorium.
The Wayne State women finished sixth in the South Division and will go on the road to face University of Mary, the third seed in the North Division, in a 6 p.m. matchup at Bismarck, N.D.
The tournament moves to the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. for the remainder of the tournament. Quarterfinals for the conference tournament will be held March 2-3, with the semifinals on Monday, March 4 and the championship set for Tuesday, March 5.
Brackets are as follows (Seed in parenthesis):
Women’s Bracket
Wednesday, Feb. 27 First Round
(S8) Upper Iowa at (N1) MSU Moorhead, 5:30 p.m.
(N5) Minot State at (S4) Winona State, 6 p.m.
(N7) Minnesota Crookston at (S2) Sioux Falls, 5:30 p.m.
(S6) Wayne State at (N3) University of Mary, 6 p.m.
(N8) Bemidji State at (S1) Concordia-St. Paul, 6 p.m.
(S5) Minnesota State at (N4) St. Cloud State, 5:30 p.m.
(S7) Southwest Minnesota State at (N2) Minnesota Duluth, 5:30 p.m.
(N6) Northern State at (S3) Augustana, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 Quarterfinals
(Remaining games at Sioux Falls Pentagon)
UI/MSUM winner vs. Winona/Minot winner, 12 p.m.
USF/Crookston winner vs. Mary/WSC winner, 2:30 p.m.
CSP/Bemidji winner vs. St. Cloud/MSU winner, 5:30 p.m.
Duluth/SMSU winner vs. Augustana/Northern winner, 8 p.m.
Monday, March 4 Semifinals
12 p.m. winner vs. 2:30 p.m. winner, 12 p.m.
5:30 p.m. winner vs. 8 p.m. winner, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5 Championship
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
Men’s Bracket
Wednesday, Feb. 27 First Round
(S8) Concordia-St. Paul at (N1) Northern State, 6 p.m.
(N5) Minot State at (S4) Sioux Falls, 7:30 p.m.
(N7) Minnesota Crookston at (S2) Augustana, 7:30 p.m.
(S6) Winona State at (N3) Minnesota Duluth, 7:30 p.m.
(N8) Bemidji State at (S1) Minnesota State, 6 p.m.
(S5) Southwest Minnesota State at (N4) MSU Moorhead, 7:30 p.m.
(S7) Upper Iowa at (N2) St. Cloud State, 7:30 p.m.
(N6) University of Mary at (S3) Wayne State, 6 p.m.
Sunday, March 3 Quarterfinals
(Remaining games at Sioux Falls Pentagon)
CSP/Northern winner vs. Minot/USF winner, 12 p.m.
Crookston/Augustana winner vs. Winona/Duluth winner, 2:30 p.m.
Bemidji/MSU winner vs. SMSU/MSUM winner, 5:30 p.m.
UI/St. Cloud winner vs. Mary/WSC winner, 8 p.m.
Monday, March 4 Semifinals
12 p.m. winner vs. 2:30 p.m. winner, 5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. winner vs. 8 p.m. winner, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5 Championship
Semifinals winners, 7:30 p.m.
