THIS WEEK: No. 6 seed North Dakota State (11-17) will face No. 3 seed Oral Roberts (19-12) in the quarterfinals of the Summit League men’s basketball tournament Sunday, March 7. Game time is 8:30 p.m. at Sioux Falls Arena (6,300) in Sioux Falls, S.D. The winner advances to the semifinals Monday, March 8, and will play either No. 2 seed IUPUI or No. 7 seed Western Illinois, who have an 8:30 p.m. quarterfinal game Saturday, March 6. The championship is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 9.

Summit League Tournament at Sioux Falls Arena
Saturday, March 6
Game 1 – #1 Oakland vs. #8 UMKC, 6 p.m. [TV: Midcontinent]
Game 2 – #2 IUPUI vs. #7 Western Illinois, 8:30 p.m. [TV: Midcontinent/ESPN Full Court/ESPN360.com]

Sunday, March 7
Game 3 – #4 South Dakota State vs. #5 IPFW, 6 p.m. [TV: Midcontinent/ESPN Full Court/ESPN360.com]
Game 4 – #3 Oral Roberts vs. #6 North Dakota State, 8:30 p.m. [TV: Midcontinent/KVLY Digital 11.2/ESPN Full Court/ESPN360.com]

Monday, March 8
Game 5 – Winner game 1 vs. Winner game 3, 6 p.m. [TV: Metro Sports/KVLY Digital 11.2/ESPN Full Court/ESPN360.com]
Game 6 – Winner game 2 vs. Winner game 4, 8:30 p.m. [TV: Metro Sports/KVLY Digital 11.2/ESPN Full Court/ESPN360.com]

Tuesday, March 9
Championship – Monday’s winners, 8 p.m. [TV: ESPN2]

TICKETS: Tickets for the Summit League basketball championships may be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com, in person at the Sioux Falls Arena box office, or by calling toll free 1-800-745-3000. For more information, call (605) 367-7288.

All-Sessions Ticket: $90 reserved, $75 general admission (14 games)
Quarterfinal or Semifinal Single-Session Tickets: $15 reserved, $12 general admission (2 games)
Women’s Championship: $15 reserved, $10 general admission (1 game)
Men’s Championship: $15 reserved, $10 general admission (1 game)
Summit League Students: $10 per session with valid Summit League school ID

RADIO: WDAY-AM 970 of Fargo and Bison Radio Network affiliate KFYR-AM 550 in Bismarck will broadcast Sunday’s quarterfinal game beginning at 8:10 p.m. with Scott Miller calling the play-by-play and Jeremy Jorgenson as color analyst. A free audio stream will be available online at GoBison.com.

VIDEO STREAMING: Live video streaming of the men’s and women’s quarterfinal and semifinal games will be available exclusively by subscription to SummitTV on TheSummitLeague.org. Prices are $19.95 for a tournament pass or $4.95 per game. Monthly and annual subscriptions are also available.

THE SERIES: Sunday will be the ninth meeting between North Dakota State and Oral Roberts in a series that was first played in 1967-68. The series is tied 4-4 after ORU won both regular-season games this year, 65-59 in Fargo and 71-57 in Tulsa.

Monday would be the seventh meeting between North Dakota State and IUPUI dating back to 2007-08. The Jaguars lead the series 4-2 after sweeping the regular-season series 86-74 in Indianapolis and 66-52 in Fargo.

Monday would be the seventh meeting between North Dakota State and Western Illinois dating back to 2007-08. NDSU has won five straight and leads the series 5-1 after winning 60-55 in Macomb and 63-59 in overtime last Saturday in Fargo.