The North Dakota State basketball teams will conduct their first-ever Bison Basketball Tailgate Tour to tip off the men's and women's basketball seasons on Saturday, Oct. 13. The event will be held in Thunder Alley in the west tailgate lot of the Fargodome. All Bison fans are welcome to attend this free event.

The teams will mingle with fans, sign autographs, and hand out team schedule posters from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Bison Kid Zone in Thunder Alley. Games Galore will provide basketball-themed inflatable games.

The teams will open the season with an exhibition doubleheader on Nov. 1 at the Bison Sports Arena. The women's team will play Minnesota-Crookston at 5 p.m. and the men will play Concordia Moorhead at 7 p.m.

NDSU season and single-game tickets are on sale now. Log on to GoBison.com/tickets or call the Bison Ticket Office toll-free at (888) 231-NDSU. Also back for 2012-13 is the Bison Flex Pack. Fans receive 10 vouchers for use at any Bison basketball game for only $100.

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