Jackson, MS – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s basketball team will tip off its second straight NCAA Division III National Championships Appearance with a 6:00 PM tip-off against Fontbonne University tomorrow evening in Jackson, Mississippi. The winner of that game will advance to take on either Millsaps College or Maryville (TN) College in a 7:00 PM start on Saturday with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. All of those games will be played at the Hangar Dome on the campus of Millsaps College.

The Cru is 25-3 on the season and won its first American Southwest Conference Championship with an 82-73 victory over Concordia Texas in the ASC Championship Tournament. The Fontbonne Griffins are 21-6 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament as champions of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students and children. Tickets will be good for all games each day. If you can not attend the game, you can follow all the action with live Internet audio streaming on the UMHB athletic department web site. Just go to http://www2.umhb.edu/sportsinfo/streaming/default.htm. Longtime voice of UMHB, Jim Cooper, will handle the play-by-play with former Cru standout Kevin Guyden on color commentary.