Purdue once again won the Big Ten Tournament, defeating Illinois 58-56 on a game-winning shot by Kiki Freeman. With this, they secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Their first round game is this Sunday, March 23 at 7:00 p.m. As the 9 seed, they begin play against the 8 seed Utah at Mackey Arena. Should they win, they will likely face the 1 seed Tennessee on Tuesday night (time TBA), once again at Mackey.

If you are interested in attending, student all-session passes are $28 and student single-session passes are $11 (general admission are $38 and $18, respectively). The Gold Mine will be purchasing a block of tickets at the rate of $24/person (all-session pass). If you are interested, please e-mail me by tonight (Wednesday, March 19) at 10:00 p.m. at sandjeli@purdue.edu. I will be purchasing the tickets tomorrow morning. Also, if you plan to pay via credit card, please include your full name (as on the credit card), credit card #, and expiration date in the e-mail. Should you wish to pay via cash or check (payable to “Purdue University"), please drop your payment off in the Promotions office (Room 69, Mackey Arena) by 5:00 p.m. today.

For complete information on the first two rounds, please visit http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/08-ncaa/wbb-ncaa-tourney-08.html.

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