Mountain West announces format for 2015 basketball championships

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –The Mountain West announced the format for the 2015 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, which will be played March 9-14 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

The 19-game MW tournament slate tips off on Monday, March 9, with three women’s first-round contests featuring the No. 6 through No. 11 seeds. The women’s quarterfinals will be held on Tuesday, March 10, followed by the men’s first round and women’s semifinals on Wednesday, March 11. The men’s quarterfinals are set for Thursday, March 12. The women’s championship game and the men’s semifinals will take place on Friday, March 13, with the men’s championship game set for Saturday, March 14. Broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

VIP all-session tickets, good for all 19 games of the 2015 Mountain West Basketball Championships, are available for $675 and $425. Reserved all-session tickets are available for $220 and $180. All-session tickets for the 2015 Mountain West Basketball Championships are on sale now at MW member institution box offices. Single-session tickets will be available for purchase starting on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at the Thomas & Mack Center box office or through UNLVTickets.com. For information, please call 702-739-FANS.

Below is the complete schedule for the 2015 Mountain West Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. All times are tentative.

2015 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN’S AND MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

MONDAY, MARCH 9

Women’s First Round

Game #1 2 p.m. PT #8 Women’s Seed vs. #9 Women’s Seed

Game #2 4:30 p.m. PT #7 Women’s Seed vs. #10 Women’s Seed

Game #3 7 p.m. PT #6 Women’s Seed vs. #11 Women’s Seed

TUESDAY, MARCH 10

Women’s Quarterfinals

Game #4 Noon PT #1 Women’s Seed vs. Game #1 Winner

Game #5 2:30 p.m. PT #4 Women’s Seed vs. #5 Women’s Seed

Game #6 6 p.m. PT #2 Women’s Seed vs. Game #2 Winner

Game #7 8:30 p.m. PT #3 Women’s Seed vs. Game #3 Winner

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11

Men’s First Round

Game #8 Noon PT #8 Men’s Seed vs. #9 Men’s Seed

Game #9 2:30 p.m. PT #7 Men’s Seed vs. #10 Men’s Seed

Women’s Semifinals

Game #10 6 p.m. PT Game #4 Winner vs. Game #5 Winner

Game #11 8:30 p.m. PT Game #6 Winner vs. Game #7 Winner

THURSDAY, MARCH 12

Men’s Quarterfinals

Game #12 Noon PT #1 Men’s Seed vs. Game #8 Winner

Game #13 2:30 p.m. PT #4 Men’s Seed vs. #5 Men’s Seed

Game #14 6 p.m. PT #2 Men’s Seed vs. Game #9 Winner

Game #15 8:30 p.m. PT #3 Men’s Seed vs. #6 Men’s Seed

FRIDAY, MARCH 13

Women’s Championship Game

Game #16 1 p.m. PT Women’s Championship Game

Men’s Semifinals

Game #17 6 p.m. PT Game #12 Winner vs. Game #13 Winner

Game #18 8:30 p.m. PT Game #14 Winner vs. Game #15 Winner

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

Men’s Championship Game

Game #19 3 p.m. PT Men’s Championship Game

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