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USA South Tournaments Set to Tip-Off in Fayetteville

USA South Tournaments Set to Tip-Off in Fayetteville

Rocky Mount, N.C. - The 2013 USA South Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments are set to tip-off in Fayetteville, N.C.  Each tournament will feature the league's top eight teams and will be conducted in Fayetteville's Crown Center Arena. The men's tournament will begin on Thursday, February 21, while the women's tournament will kick off on Friday, February 22.

Both the N.C. Wesleyan men and women are seeded 4th in their respective tournaments and will take on 5th-seeded Methodist University. The Bishop men play at 4:00pm on Thursday, followed by the women at 1:00pm on Friday.

Live statistics of each contest will be available, while the championship games of each tournament will be broadcasted live. Tournament brackets can also be found within the tournament websites via the links below.

Men's Tournament Website Women's Tournament Website


Tickets will be available for purchase at the arena on each day but may also be purchased online in-advance of the games by clicking the appropriate links below:

Thursday, February 21
Friday, February 22
Saturday, February 23
Sunday, February 24


Please be aware that all online ticket purchases will include an additional processing fee. There is no additional fee for purchasing tickets at the gate on game-day.

Tickets purchased on game-day at the arena will cost $10 for adults and $6 for senior citizens, children ages six and under, institutional faculty and staff with identification, students with identification and military personnel with identification. THERE WILL BE NO PASS LISTS FOR THE TOURNAMENTS!

Complete seeding information and games times for the opening rounds of each tournament are below. Please continue to check the tournament websites for updated game times and other information.

Tournament Schedules

The 2013 Men's Basketball Tournament seeding is as follows:

Seed Team Conf. Record
#1 Christopher Newport 11-3
#2 Ferrum 10-4
#3 Greensboro 9-5
#4 N.C. Wesleyan 6-8
#5 Methodist 6-8
#6 LaGrange 5-9
#7 Maryville 5-9
#8 Averett 4-10


Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

First Round - Thursday, February 21, 2013
#8 Averett vs. #1 Christopher Newport - 2:00pm
#5 Methodist vs. #4 N.C. Wesleyan - 4:00pm
#7 Maryville vs. #2 Ferrum - 6:00pm
#6 LaGrange vs. #3 Greensboro - 8:00pm


Semifinals - Friday, February 22, 2013
#5/#4 Winner vs. #8/#1 Winner - 7:00pm
#6/#3 Winner vs. #7/#2 Winner - 9:00pm

Finals - Saturday, February 23, 2013
Semifinal Winners - 5:30pm

The 2013 Women's Basketball Tournament seeding is as follows:

Seed Team Conf. Record
#1 Ferrum 16-2
#2 Christopher Newport 16-2
#3 Maryville 16-2
#4 N.C. Wesleyan 11-7
#5 Methodist 11-7
#6 LaGrange 10-8
#7 Greensboro 8-10
#8 Averett 7-11


Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule

First Round - Friday, February 22, 2013
#8 Averett vs. #1 Ferrum - 11:00am
#5 Methodist vs. #4 N.C. Wesleyan - 1:00pm
#7 Greensboro vs. #2 Christopher Newport - 3:00pm
#6 LaGrange vs. #3 Maryville - 5:00pm


Semifinals - Saturday, February 23, 2013
#5/#4 Winner vs. #8/#1 Winner - 1:00pm
#6/#3 Winner vs. #7/#2 Winner - 3:00pm

Finals - Sunday, February 24, 2013
Semifinal Winners - 2:00pm