Lone Star Conference Tournament Central

LSC Basketball Championship

2009 LSC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship is set to be played in Bartlesville, Okla., for the second time in 2009. The tournament will feature eight men's and eight women's teams and is scheduled for an exciting five-day run from March 4-8. Reserve your tickets now and join your favorite team on "The Road to Bartlesville!"
Tournament action starts with women's first-round games on Wednesday, March 4, while men's first-round action begins Thursday, March 5. Women's semifinals will be played Friday, March 6. On Saturday, March 7, fans can see men's semifinals played in the afternoon and the women's championship that night. The festivities conclude Sunday afternoon, March 8, with the men's championship game.
The LSC is using a predetermined tournament site for the first time in more than a decade, and Bartlesville's Bruin Field House is the first host facility in a truly neutral location. The 2009 tournament marks the second of a three-year stay in Bartlesville as the Bartlesville Sports Commission has agreed to serve as the host agency through 2010.

TICKETS
Tickets will be available at the Bruin Field House ticket gate, where regular prices will be $55 for an all-session pass or $12 for a single-session ticket. The tournament is divided into eight sessions over five days. College students must present valid I.D. at the Bruin Field House ticket gate to purchase student tickets ($27 for an all-session pass or $7 for a single-session ticket).

WOMEN'S FORMAT
The tournament will consist of an eight-team, single-elimination bracket with seedings based on regular-season divisional standings. The top four teams from both the North and South Divisions will qualify, with pairings to be cross-bracketed (e.g., South #1 vs. North #4). First-round games will be played in two doubleheader sessions (starting at Noon and 6:00 PM) on Wednesday, March 4. Semifinal contests will be played in a doubleheader session (6:00 PM) on Friday, March 6. The championship game will be played in its own session at 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 7. The tournament winner will earn the LSC's automatic berth to NCAA postseason play, which begins March 13 at campus sites.

MEN'S FORMAT
The tournament will consist of an eight-team, single-elimination bracket with seedings based on regular season divisional standings. The top four teams from both the North and South Divisions will qualify, with pairings to be cross-bracketed (e.g., North #1 vs. South #4). First-round games will be played in two doubleheader sessions (starting at Noon and 6:00 PM) on Thursday, March 5. Semifinal contests will be played in a doubleheader session (Noon) on Saturday, March 7. The championship game will be played in its own session at 1:00 PM on Sunday, March 8. The tournament winner earns the LSC's automatic berth to NCAA postseason play, which opens March 14 at campus sites.

OTHER EXCITING EVENTS
Tue, March 3 - LSC Awards Banquet, Adams Auditorium, 7 pm
Thu, March 5, FCA Breakfast, Community Center, 7:30 am with speaker Ted Owens, former Kansas and Cameron head coach
Fri, March 6 - LSC Fan Fest, Bruin Field House, 4:30 pm
Sat, March 7 - Women's Championship Awards Ceremony, Post-game
Sun, March 8 - Men's Championship Awards Ceremony, Post-game

BRUIN FIELD HOUSE
Bruin Field House, an award-winning $5.5 million facility that opened in December 2006, will serve as home to the LSC Basketball Championship. The arena seats about 2,300 fans, including more than 1,100 chairback seats. The facility features a spacious two-story lobby and an innovative crowd control design, in which the lower level is accessible to players, coaches and authorized personnel only while spectators enter the facility from above. Fans and participants alike will enjoy the arena's state-of-the-art auxiliary areas: concessions, merchandising and hospitality areas that overlook the playing court, locker rooms equipped with game clocks and film theaters, plus a spacious training room with all the latest treatment capabilities.

WHERE TO STAY
The LSC has negotiated rates for fans from March 4-8, 2009, during the Lone Star Conference Basketball Championship.

Econo Lodge - 3910 SE Nowata Rd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-333-0710 or 800-4CHOICE
Rate: $70 per room
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

Super 8 Motel - 211 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-335-1122 or 800-800-8000
Rate: $54.92 per room
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

Inn at Price Tower - 510 Dewey Ave, 74003
Reservation Phone 918-336-1000 or 877-424-2424
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

Microtel Inn & Suites - 2696 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-333-2100
Rate: $55 per room
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

Best Western Weston Inn - 222 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-335-7755 or 800-336-2415
Rate: $69 per double
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

Holiday Inn Express - 2557 SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-766-0020
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

Hotel Phillips
821 South Johnstone Ave, 74003
Reservation Phone 918-336-5600 or 1-800-331-0706
Rate: $114
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

LaQuinta
1410A SE Washington Blvd, 74006
Reservation Phone 918-331-9151
Rate: $70
*Ask for LSC FAN group rate

NOTE: Additional lodging opportunities exist in Tulsa, Okla., located a convenient 45 miles away on Highway 75.

HOW TO GET THERE
Bartlesville is located in northeastern Oklahoma on Highway 75, about 45 miles north of Tulsa. It is 151 miles from Oklahoma City, 302 from Dallas and 411 from Amarillo. The nearest commercial airport is Tulsa International Airport, located 40 miles south of Bartlesville. All major airlines - including American, Continental, Delta, Southwest, and United - service the Tulsa airport. Rental cars can be secured locally from Enterprise Rent-A-Car (918-333-5353 in Bartlesville or 918-832-1818 at Tulsa International Airport) or Hertz Rent-A-Car (918-333-1300 in Bartlesville or 918-838-1055 at Tulsa International Airport), among others.

IMPORTANT WEB LINKS
Log-on to the following websites for additional information about the LSC Basketball Championship and host city Bartlesville, Okla.:
    www.VisitBartlesville.com
    www.LoneStarConference.org
    www.BartlesvilleSports.com/lonestar

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