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Arizona Tip-Off ticket packages now on sale

VMI to play November 17 and 18 in Phoenix

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Tickets will go on sale this week for the inaugural Arizona Tip-Off college basketball tournament, taking place at Desert Diamond Arena Nov. 17-19. VMI will play Friday, Nov. 17 against South Dakota and will line up the following day, Nov. 18, at either noon or 2:30 p.m. PDT depending on the outcome of the contest with South Dakota.
 
As seen in the outline below, the Keydets are playing in the Desert Division of the tourney. VMI faces South Dakota at noon Friday, Nov. 17 while Purdue Fort Wayne will take on Northern Arizona at 2:30 p.m. right after. The losers of each contest will play in the Third-Place Game Saturday, Nov. 18, at noon while the winner of each will square off in the Desert Division title game roughly 30 minutes after the completion of the Third-Place Game.
 
In total between the two divisions, eight games will be played during a three-day stretch and feature regional programs and nationally recognized teams in an ultra-competitive early season tournament format.
 
DePaul, South Carolina, Grand Canyon and San Francisco make up the four-team Cactus Division, while Northern Arizona, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Dakota and VMI will compete in the Desert Division.
 
Ticket packages start at just $15 and will go on sale at 10 a.m. MT on Wednesday at www.ticketmaster.com and searching "Arizona Tip-Off" or directly at the dedicated event page. Fans interested in attending any of the games can register to receive event information and gain access to early tickets through a one-day presale on Tuesday by signing up at www.arizonatipoff.com/tickets.
 
Tickets will be sold as full-division packages, which are good for all games in either the Cactus or Desert Division, or as a single-session tickets, good for both games in a particular session. The full schedule, with sessions, is listed below: (All times listed are local):
 
Date Session/Division Matchup Time (MT)
Friday, Nov. 17 Session 1
Desert Division		 VMI vs. South Dakota Noon
Friday, Nov. 17 Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Northern Arizona 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17 Session 2
Cactus Division		 Grand Canyon vs. San Francisco 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17 DePaul vs. South Carolina 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18 Session 3
Desert Division		 Third-Place Game Noon
Saturday, Nov. 18 Championship Game 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19 Session 4
Cactus Division		 Third-Place Game 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19 Championship Game 5 p.m.
 
For more information on the Arizona Tip-Off, please visit the event website at www.arizonatipoff.com or on Twitter and Instagram at @Arizona_TipOff.
 
 






 
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