March 15, 2004

Columbia, SC –

Tickets are available for South Carolina’s first round NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game against Memphis this Friday, March 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. Game time is set for 11:30 a.m. (central time) at Kemper Arena. USC will receive an initial allotment of 350 tickets. Here is the pertinent ticket information:

* Tickets are available only for the session in which South Carolina is playing and are $50 each (session includes South Carolina’s game at 11:30 a.m. and the next game which features Oklahoma State and Eastern Washington).

* Golden Spur members of the Gamecock Club should order their tickets through the Gamecock Club (803-777-4276).

* Full Scholarship, Silver Spurs and Lifetime Scholarship members of the Gamecock Club should order their tickets through the USC Ticket Office on Rosewood Drive (803-777-4274 or 800-4SC-FANS). There is an order limit of four tickets.

* Half Scholarship, Roundhouse and Century Club members of the Gamecock Club should order their tickets through the USC Ticket Office on Rosewood Drive (803-777-4274 or 800-4SC-FANS). There is an order limit of two tickets.

* USC students, faculty and staff should order their tickets through the USC Ticket Office on Rosewood Drive (803-777-4274 or 800-4SC-FANS). There is an order limit of two tickets.

* All ticket orders must be received by Tuesday, March 16 at 5 p.m.

* Any remaining tickets will be available to the general public beginning Wednesday morning.

* Method of payment includes cash, personal check, MasterCard, Visa or Discover Card.

Should South Carolina advance to the second round game on Sunday, tickets will be available for purchase in Kansas City.

Here are the matchups and game times for the first and second round games in Kansas City: (all times are central)

Friday, March 19:

Game 1 – South Carolina vs. Memphis, 11:30 a.m.

Game 2 – Oklahoma State vs. Eastern Washington (30 minutes following)

Game 3 – Providence vs. Pacific, 6:25 p.m.

Game 4 – Kansas vs. Illinois-Chicago (30 minutes following)

Sunday, March 21:

Game 5 – winners of games 1 & 2, 1:20 p.m.

Game 6 – winners of games 3 & 4 (30 minutes following)