North Dakota State will be the No. 14 seed in the Midwest Region and will face defending national champion Kansas in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament Friday at the Metrodome.

Tickets for the first and second round games may be purchased immediately online at www.GopherSports.com. Phone orders will begin at 9 a.m. CDT on Monday by calling 1-800-846-7437.

A limited number of NDSU student tickets will be available for purchase with a valid student ID at the Bison Sports Arena ticket office Monday beginning at 8 a.m.  Limit one ticket per ID while supplies last.

Cost for student tickets is $78 and is payable by Visa or MasterCard.  Tickets will be valid for both games in NDSU's session, which starts at 11:30 a.m. with the Bison and Kansas followed by No. 6 West Virginia and No. 11 Dayton.