CBI Championship Series Update

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Bradley Braves, 73-68, on Monday in Game #1 of the CBI Championship Series for a 1-0 lead in the "Best of Three" series. The Championship Series shift to Bradley for Game #2 tonight.

---- FINALS SCHEDULE----

Game 1 March 31st Tulsa 73, Bradley 68	Game 2 April 2nd Bradley 83, Tulsa 74
Game 3 April 4th #4 Bradley @ #2 Tulsa, 8:00 PM EDT

Television: Fox College Sports and DirecTV (Channel 669)

By The Numbers

69,986: Fans who have attended CBI games through Game #1 of the Championship Series.
7,337: Tulsa fans in attendance for Game #1 of the CBI Championship Series, the CBI's largest crowd to date and the second largest crowd of the season for the Golden Hurricane (Memphis was first).
307: Total victories by the CBI teams throughout the 2007-08 season- an average of 19.2 per team.
78: Total points scored in the CBI by Bradley's Jeremy Crouch and also by Tulsa's Ben Uzoh, the tournament's active scoring leaders.
47: Rebounds so far in the CBI for Tulsa's Jerome Jordan, which is tops among all NCAA post-season players this year.
19: Consecutive free throws made by Jeremy Crouch in the CBI.
12: Blocked shots for Jerome Jordan in the CBI, which is tied for 2nd in NCAA post-season play.
2: Conference USA teams remaining in post-season play (Tulsa & Memphis)- the only conference with more than one.
1: More victory needed by Tulsa to win the first CBI Championship.

To visit the CBI website, click HERE

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