UMKC To Face Tennessee Tech In BracketBuster On February 23

Kansas City men's basketball will head to Tennesee Tech of the Ohio Valley Conference on Saturday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. as part of the Ramada BracketBuster event, presented by ESPN.

The pairings for the 11th annual event, which is a two-day men's college basketball weekend pitting potential NCAA Championship hopefuls against each other Feb. 22-23, were announced Monday on ESPNU. There are 122 teams from 15 conferences involved in the 2013 event.

UMKC's RPI coming into the week stands at 264, while Tennessee Tech posts a 257 RPI. The two squads have played four times in their history, but the last meeting came on February 9, 1991. The Golden Eagles lead the series 3-1, with a 2-0 advantage in Cookesville. UMKC's lone win came on December 8, 1990 in Kansas City by a score of 87-78.

Two of The Summit League's tri-leaders, North Dakota State (18-5) and South Dakota State (18-6), were selected among the 13 televised matchups. The Bison play at Mid-American Conference leader Akron on Friday, Feb. 22 (7 p.m. ET on ESPN2) while the Jackrabbits play the following day at Murray State (8 p.m. ET on ESPN2). Both games will also be available on the WatchESPN website and app.

Remaining matchups involving Summit League teams include:

           Cleveland State (Horizon) at Western Illinois

           Morehead State (Ohio Valley) at Oakland

           North Dakota (Big Sky) at Omaha

           South Dakota at Montana State (Big Sky)

           Bowling Green (Mid-American) at Fort Wayne

           Milwaukee (Horizon) at IUPUI