The pairings are set for the 2010 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Men's Basketball Championship, which will be held March 5-8, 2010 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.
In Friday's first round, eighth-seeded Towson (9-20, 6-12 in CAA) faces #9 UNC Wilmington (9-21, 5-13 in CAA) at Noon, followed by #5 VCU (20-8, 11-7 in CAA) against #12 Delaware (7-23, 3-15 in CAA) at 2:30 p.m. In the evening session, #7 Hofstra (18-13, 10-8 in CAA) takes on #10 Georgia State (12-19, 5-13 in CAA) at 6 p.m. and #6 Drexel (16-15, 11-7 in CAA) meets #11 James Madison (12-19, 4-14 in CAA) at 8:30 p.m.
In Saturday's quarterfinals, top-seeded Old Dominion (23-8, 15-3 in CAA) faces the Towson/UNCW winner at Noon, followed by #4 George Mason (17-13, 12-6) versus the VCU/Delaware victor at 2:30 p.m. In the evening session, #2 Northeastern (19-11, 14-4 in CAA) meets the Hofstra/Georgia State winner at 6 p.m., followed by #3 William and Mary (20-9, 12-6 in CAA) against the Drexel/JMU winner at 8:30 p.m.
The semifinals are set for 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, with the CAA championship game set for 7 p.m. on Monday, March 8.
Tickets are available by calling TicketMaster (1-800-745-3000), logging on to TicketMaster.com, visiting the Richmond Coliseum box office or visiting the box office of your favorite CAA team.
Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Men’s Basketball Championship
March 5-8, 2010 – Richmond Coliseum – Richmond, Va.
Friday, March 5
G1 - #8 Towson vs. #9 UNC Wilmington – Noon
G2 - #5 VCU vs. #12 Delaware – 2:30 p.m.
G3 - #7 Hofstra vs. #10 Georgia State – 6 p.m.
G4 - #6 Drexel vs. #11 James Madison – 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 6
G5 - #1 Old Dominion vs. Towson/UNCW winner – Noon
G6 - #4 George Mason vs. VCU/Delaware winner – 2:30 p.m.
G7 - #2 Northeastern vs. Hofstra/Georgia State winner – 6 p.m.
G8 - #3 William and Mary vs. Drexel/JMU winner – 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 7
G9 – Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 – 3 p.m.
G10 – Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 – 5:30 p.m.
Monday, March 8
CAA Championship Game – 7 p.m.
Courtesy: CAA
