For Immediate Release
Saturday, February 23, 2019
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2019 NSIC / Sanford Health Men's Basketball Tournament bracket has been released as the 22-game regular season ended Saturday night.  Northern State (18-4) won the NSIC Overall and North Division Titles for the second year in a row and will be the top seed in the north division.  Minnesota State, Augustana, and Wayne State all finished 14-8 in NSIC for a share of the NSIC South Division Crown.  NSIC Men's Basketball tiebreakers were instituted and Minnesota State earned the 1 seed, Augustana the 2 seed, and Wayne State the 3 seed.
 
The first round of the tournament is set for Wednesday, February 27 on the campuses of the top four seeds in each division.  The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship will take place on March 3-5 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  All rounds of the NSIC/Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament played at the Sanford Pentagon will to aired live on MidcoSN and streamed for free via Stretch Internet. 
 

Wed., Feb. 27 - First Round			Time^
(S8) Concordia St. Paul	at	(N1) Northern State	6:00 PM
(N5) Minot State	at	(S4) Sioux Falls	7:30 PM
(N7) Minnesota Crookston	at	(S2) Augustana	7:30 PM
(S6) Winona State	at	(N3) Minnesota Duluth	7:30 PM
(N8) Bemidji State	at	(S1) Minnesota State	6:00 PM
(S5) SMSU	at	(N4) MSU Moorhead	7:30 PM
(S7) Upper Iowa	at	(N2) St. Cloud State	7:30 PM
(N6) U Mary	at	(S3) Wayne State	6:00 PM

Tiebreaker
There was a three way tie for the 1 seed in the South Division.  Per the NSIC Men's Basketball Handbook, the tie was broken via head-to-head competition.  Minnesota State earned the 1 seed due to a 3-1 record against Wayne State and Augustana.  Augustana earned the 2 seed due to a 2-2 record against Wayne State and Minnesota State.  Wayne State earned the 3 seed due to a 1-3 record against Minnesota State and Augustana.

There was a three way tie for the 5 seed in the North Division.  Per the NSIC Men's Basketball Handbook, the tie was broken via head-to-head competition.  Minot State earned the 5 seed due to a 3-1 record against UMary and Minnesota Crookston.  UMary earned the 6 seed due to a 2-2 record against Minot State and Minnesota Crookston.  Minnesota Crookston earned the 7 seed due to a 1-3 record against UMary and Minot State.

  ^All times subject to change