Oct. 11, 2005

Columbia, S.C. –
The preseason game between the Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs scheduled to take place in Columbia at the Colonial Center on Wednesday, October 12, now has an earlier tip-off time. The teams couldnt wait to make their South Carolina debut, so the game will now begin at 7:30. Tickets with an 8:00 game time will be honored at the game on Wednesday, October 12, at 7:30 PM.

The Colonial Center, Philadelphia 76ers, and San Antonio Spurs regret any inconvenience the time change may have caused. Tickets are still available at the Colonial Center box office, Columbia and Lexington Play It Again Sports locations, online at www.thecolonialcenter.com or charge by phone 866-4SC-TIXX (866-472-8499).

The University of South Carolina’s Athletic Department is the primary operator of the Colonial Center. Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm which owns the Wachovia Center, the Wachovia Spectrum, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Philadelphia 76ers, manages over 46 facilities worldwide, and has been selected by USC Athletics to manage the Colonial Center.