January 7, 1999

LAS VEGAS - For the third-straight year, the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV will serve as the site of the WAC Women's and Men's Basketball Tournaments. The men's tournament will be held March 2-7 and will involve 12 of the 16 WAC teams.

The top two teams from each division will receive a first-round bye, while the remaining eight teams will play first-round games on March 2. The four first-round contests will feature Pacific Division #3 vs. Mountain Division #6 at noon; Mountain Division #4 vs. Pacific Division #5 at 2:30; Pacific Division #4 vs. Mountain Division #5 at 6:00; and Mountain Division #3 vs. Pacific Division #6 at 8:30 p.m. The men's quarterfinals will take place on March 5 with the games at noon, 2:30, 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. The semifinals are slated for March 6 with the games at 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. and the championship game is March 7 at 7:00 p.m., which will be televised live on ESPN.

For ticket information please call (702) 895-UNLV.

1999 Qwest WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Tuesday, March 2 - First Round
Game 1, Pacific 3 vs. Mountain 6, 12:00 p.m.
Game 2, Mountain 4 vs. Pacific 5, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3, Mountain 3 vs. Pacific 6, 6:00 p.m.
Game 4, Pacific 4 vs. Mountain 5, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 5 - Quarterfinals
Game 5, Mountain 2 vs. Game 1 Winner, 12:00 p.m.
Game 6, Pacific 1 vs. Game 2 Winner, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7, Pacific 2 vs. Game 3 Winner, 6:00 p.m.
Game 8, Mountain 1 vs. Game 4 Winner, 9:00 p.m.

Friday, March 6 - Semi-Finals
Game 9, Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 6:00 p.m.
Game 10, Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 7 - Championship
Game 11, Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 7:00 p.m.