NIT - FIRST ROUND
UNLV (21-10, No. 5 seed)
AT
KENTUCKY (20-13, No. 4 seed)
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DATE: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
TIME: 9:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. PDT
SITE: Memorial Coliseum (7,500), Lexington, Ky.
TV: ESPN (Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes)
RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM, Las Vegas (Jon Sandler, Glen Gondrezick)
ONLINE: Audio broadcast and Gametracker at UNLVRebels.com
After falling in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament to San Diego State on Thursday, 71-57, the UNLV men's basketball team received a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament and will play at Kentucky in a first-round game on Tuesday, March 17. The 9:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. PDT game will be played at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. The Wildcats' normal home arena, Rupp Arena, has a conflict and is unable to host the game. UNLV is a No. 5 seed in the 32-team tournament, while Kentucky is a No. 4 seed. Tuesday's game will be broadcast on television by ESPN, while the radio broadcast will be available on ESPN Radio 1100 AM in Las Vegas and worldwide through the All-Access feature at UNLVRebels.com.
