HOUGHTON, Mich. Michigan Tech will host the 2003 Men's Basketball NCAA Great Lakes Regional at the Student Development Complex Gym this weekend. The eight-team event will consist of three rounds: the quarterfinals on Friday (March 14), the semifinals on Saturday (March 15) and the final on Monday (March 17).

The top-seeded Huskies (28-2) will play eighth-seeded Indianapolis (18-10) in the 5 p.m. (CT) game on Friday, with the winner taking on the #4 Lewis/#5 Southern Indiana victor in Saturday's second semifinal at 6:30 p.m. (CT). The championship game is slated for Monday at 6 p.m. (CT).

The winner of each of the eight regions from around the nation will meet in the Elite Eight in Lakeland, Fla., on March 26-29.

Tickets for the 2003 NCAA Great Lakes Regional are now on sale at the SDC Ticket Office (906-487-2073). Reserved seats come in a $32 package for all four sessions. Adult general admission seating is $6 per session. Students ages five and older are $4 each, while children under five are free.

MTU season ticket holders will have until the end of the day Wednesday (March 12) to purchase their seats.

The sessions are as follows, with all contests being staged at the SDC Gymnasium (all times are central):

Session 1: Friday, March 14 - Quarterfinals
11:00 a.m. Game 1 - #3 Northern Kentucky (25-5) vs. #6 Findlay (22-7)
1:30 p.m. Game 2 - #2 Kentucky Wesleyan (26-3) vs. #7 Gannon (20-9)

Session 2: Friday, March 14 - Quarterfinals
5:00 p.m. Game 3 - #1 Michigan Tech (28-2) vs. #8 Indianapolis (18-10)
7:30 p.m. Game 4 - #4 Lewis (23-7) vs. #5 Southern Indiana (23-6)

Session 3: Saturday, March 15 - Semifinals
4:00 p.m. Game 5 - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
6:30 p.m. Game 6 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

Session 4: Monday, March 17 - Final
6:00 p.m. Game 7 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner

Fans will be able to go to www.michigantechhuskies.com and get live box score information for all games as they are being played.