More "March Madness" as CBI Championship Series Tips Off Tonight

PRINCETON, N.J. - "March Madness" continues tonight as the inaugural College Basketball Invitational begins its "Best of Three" Championship Series tonight at 8:00 PM ET when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane host the Bradley Braves.

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Game 1 March 31st #4 Bradley @ #2 Tulsa, 8:00 PM EDT	Game 2 April 2nd #2 Tulsa @ #4 Bradley, 8:00 PM EDT
Game 3 April 4th #4 Bradley @ #2 Tulsa, 8:00 PM EDT

Fox College Sports will broadcast all of the games with Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Bob Sundvold (analyst) calling the action. The CBI Championship Series will also be available on DirecTV Channel 669.

Tulsa (23-13) enters tonight's game having won 13 of their last 16 games, including three in a row during the CBI to reach the Championship Series. The Golden Hurricane is led by 2nd Team All- Conference USA guard Ben Uzoh (15.7 pts, 5.5 reb), who has scored in double-figures in 32 of 36 games this year. Sophomore center Jerome Jordan was named to the Conference USA All-Defensive Team, as he set a school-record with 129 blocked shots this season. Senior guard Brett McDade became the seventh player in Tulsa history to surpass 1,000 points and 300 assists in a career during the CBI.

Bradley (20-15) is led by a pair of senior guards that have both surpassed 1,200 career points. Jeremy Crouch led the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring (15.9 pts), while knocking down a school-record 111 three-pointers this season. Daniel Ruffin (14.3 pts) also leads the team in assists (152). Head Coach Jim Les now has an impressive 6-2 post-season record in his time back with his alma mater, including the three wins in the 2008 CBI.

Finals Notes
- This is a matchup of old rivals from the Missouri Valley Conference. Tonight's game is the 100th all-time matchup (Bradley leads 60-39).
- Bradley and Tulsa are the last two MVC teams to win a post-season national tournament.
- Of Tulsa's 23 wins this season, 18 have been double-digit victories.
- Bradley has won post-season games for the third straight year (2nd time in school history).
- Monday's game will equal the latest date Bradley has ever played a sanctioned men's basketball game.

To see the entire 2008 CBI Tournament bracket, click HERE.

The College Basketball Invitational is produced by The Gazelle Group in Princeton, NJ. The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces a number of recognized events, including the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer, the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic and the Legends Classic. For more information, please visit gazellegroup.com