NCAA Tournament At The Forum
If you don’t like basketball and traffic jams you might want to steer clear of Downtown and Channelside on Friday and Sunday. The NCAA Tournament will be taking place at the St. Pete Times Forum on March 21 and March 23. On Thursday there will be open practice and it is free to the public.
Here is the schedule for the open practice:
- 11:00 am : Doors Open
- 12:00 pm - 12:40 pm : Western Kentucky
- 12:45 pm - 1:25 pm : San Diego
- 1:30 pm - 2:10 pm : Drake
- 2:15 pm - 2:55 pm : Connecticut
- 4:25 pm - 5:05 pm : Vanderbilt
- 5:10 pm - 5:50 pm : Clemson
- 5:55 pm - 6:35 pm : Siena
- 6:40 pm - 7:20 pm : Villanova
Game times for Friday, March 21 and Sunday, March 23 are as follows:
Friday:
No. 5 Drake (28-4) vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky (27-6), 12:30 PM
No. 4 Connecticut (24-8) vs. No. 13 San Diego (21-13), 2:50 PM
No. 4 Vanderbilt (26-7) vs. No. 13 Siena (22-10), 7:20 PM
No. 5 Clemson (24-9) vs. No. 12 Villanova (20-12), 9:40 PM
Sunday:
Vanderbilt/Siena winner vs. Clemson/Villanova winner, 12:10 or 2:40 PM
Drake/Western Kentucky winner vs. Connecticut/San Diego winner, 12:10 or 2:40 PM
For tickets and more information, go to the Forum site.
