BRIEFLY: OVC TOURNAMENT TICKETS ON SALE

Tickets for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament basketball games in Nashville, Tenn., will be on sale in Cape Girardeau beginning Saturday.

Tickets can be purchased during Saturday night's men's and women's games at the Show Me Center between Southeast Missouri State University and Eastern Illinois. They can also be purchased Monday and Tuesday at the Houck Ticket Office and during and after Tuesday night's first-round tournament games at the Show Me Center.

In order to advance to the OVC Tournament semifinals at the Nashville Arena, Southeast's teams must win opening-round games Tuesday.

The OVC Tournament in Nashville will feature three sessions over two days: Saturday, Feb. 27, and Sunday, Feb. 28.

Session 1 will include women's semifinals at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Feb. 27; Session 2 will include men's semifinals at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 27; and Session 3 will feature the men's final at 1:30 p.m. and the women's final at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 28.

An all-session package which includes tickets for all three sessions are $30. Individual session prices are $15 for each Feb. 27 session and $20 for the Feb. 28 finals session.

There are also still tickets available for Tuesday night's first-round tourney games at the Show Me Center. Southeast's women will play at 5:30 p.m. and the men will play at 7:30 p.m. Opponents have not yet been determined.

For ticket information, call 651-2113.

Also, the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashville has special room rates for OVC fans attending the tournament. For information, call the Crowne Plaza at (615) 259-2000.