One of the roads to the Men’s Final Four starts at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, as Indianapolis hosts first- and second-round action this week, with both of the premier programs from the state of Kentucky on display.
The No. 2-seeded Louisville Cardinals will meet No. 15-seeded Jacksonville State on Friday at 2:45 p.m. The Kentucky Wildcats, also a No. 2-seed, will entertain 15th-seeded Northern Kentucky later that evening, with a scheduled 9:40 tipoff.
Other games being played here include Michigan (7) battling Oklahoma State (10) in the first game on Friday at 12:15 p.m., with Dayton (7) meeting Wichita State (10) at 7:10 p.m.
A limited number of tickets for the games are available at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office. All games will also be televised by CBS Sports.
The state of Indiana is well represented in the tournament with both Butler and Purdue securing No. 4 seeds, and Notre Dame being seeded fifth.
Danny Bridges, who thinks the Kentucky Wildcats are a bonafide sleeper pick, can be reached at (317) 370-8447 or Bridgeshd@aol.com.
