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College Basketball Tips-Off At Syracuse - On Tuesday!

Princeton, NJ (November 7, 2005) – College Basketball begins tomorrow with the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer. Regional Round doubleheader action in Syracuse begins at 6:00 p.m. EST.

The Regional Rounds of the tournament, which feature teams from 16 conferences, will be played November 8th-11th. The winner of each Regional Round, hosted by Florida, Syracuse, Texas Tech, and Wake Forest, will compete for the Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 17th and 18th.

Syracuse returns to the Classic to defend its 2004 title. Last year, the Orange defeated Memphis, 77- 62, in the Championship Game (Click here for video highlights of last year's event).

The Coaches vs. Cancer program, created by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, exists to leverage the strength, community leadership and celebrity of our country's basketball coaches to raise awareness and reduce cancer risk through education programs while raising funds for Coaches vs. Cancer. Since 1996, the Gazelle Group, producers of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, has raised over $2.8 million for the benefit of Coaches vs. Cancer.

Outlined below are the dates, locations, and matchups for the 2005 Event (Click here for a complete bracket):

Regional Rounds:
Syracuse Regional — Carrier Dome
November 8th, 6:00 p.m. EST Saint Francis (Pa.) vs. Cornell Syracuse vs. Bethune-Cookman		November 9th, 6:00 p.m. EST Regional Consolation Regional Championship
Gainesville Regional — O'Connell Center
November 9th, 5:00 p.m. EST Albany vs. Oakland Florida vs. Saint Peter's		November 10th, 5:30 p.m. EST Regional Consolation Regional Championship
Lubbock Regional — United Spirit Arena
November 10th, 5:30 p.m. EST Portland vs. Georgia Southern Texas Tech vs. San Jose State		November 11th, 6:30 p.m. EST Regional Consolation Regional Championship
Winston-Salem Regional — Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
November 10th, 5:00 p.m. EST George Mason vs. UC Irvine Wake Forest vs. Mississippi Valley State		November 11th, 5:00 p.m. EST Regional Consolation Regional Championship

Ticket Information:
Championship Round tickets at Madison Square Garden are on sale now and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (212) 307-7171 or through www.Ticketmaster.com.

For VIP Ticket packages, contact Chris McLaughlin at (609)921-1300 or cmclaughlin@gazellegroup.com.

Tickets for the Regional Rounds can be purchased through the host school's box office. On-sale dates for individual game tickets will be announced in the near future.

Syracuse: 1-888-DOMETIX or www.dometix.com
Wake Forest: 1-888-758-DEAC or www.wakeforestsports.com
Florida: 1-800-34-GATOR or www.gatorzone.com
Texas Tech: 1-888-GO-BIG12 or www.texastech.com

The 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer is produced by The Gazelle Group. For more information, please visit www.coachesvscancer.com or contact Christopher Makos at (609) 921-1300 or cmakos@gazellegroup.com.

For more information about 2K Sports visit www.2ksports.com.