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Notre Dame, Creighton, IUPUI and Furman Advance to Kansas City

Princeton, NJ (November 20, 2002) - Notre Dame, Creighton, IUPUI and Furman advanced to the championship rounds of the Guardians Classic at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Creighton will play IUPUI and Notre Dame will face Furman in the semifinal rounds on Monday, November 25th. Monday night's winners will meet in the championship game on Tuesday night, November 26th. Game times for both nights are 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (CST).

Notre Dame won its regional bracket by defeating Belmont 76-48 in the opener and IUPUI 89-45 in the regional title game. Notre Dame Senior Guard Matt Carroll won Regional MVP honors averaging 20.5 points per game. Sophomore guard Chris Thomas averaged 9.5 assists per game and sophomore forward Jordan Cornette recorded 19 blocked shots over the two days. IUPUI won its first game over Brown 66-65 to advance as the number two seed from the Notre Dame bracket.

Creighton won its regional bracket by defeating Texas-Arlington 106-50 in the opener and Furman 89-57 in the regional title game. As a team, the Bluejays shot 57% from the floor and 52.3% from behind the expanded 3-point arc, increased to 20 feet, 6 inches during the event. Senior forward Kyle Korver took home the Regional MVP honors shooting 11 of 15 on 3-point attempts while averaging 19 points per game. Furman defeated Alabama State 74-73 in the opener to advance to Kansas City as the number two seed from the Creighton bracket.

TOMORROW - Championship Round Teleconference
Thursday, November 21st, 12:00 p.m. EST
Media dial-in number: (877)329-7569
Reference: Guardians Classic
Conference Call Format: Dana Altman (Creighton), Ron Hunter (IUPUI), Larry Davis (Furman), and Mike Brey (Notre Dame), will participate in a national teleconference to preview the Championship Rounds of the tournament. Rick Giles of the Gazelle Group and Reggie Minton, Associate Executive Director of the NABC, will host the call.

Credential Requests:
To request a media credential for the CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS of the event on November 25th & 26th in Kansas City, Mo., please complete the official credential request form, which can be downloaded here as a PDF document.

Fax completed form to the Gazelle Group, Attention: Phil Wendler: (609)921-2332.

CREDENTIAL REQUEST DEADLINE: Thursday, November 21, 2002.

Ticket Information:
Kansas City Championship Rounds - Ticketmaster (816) 931-3330 or online at www.ticketmaster.com

Official Hotel:
Kansas City Marriott Downtown - Guardians Classic Fan and Media Rate: $75 per night. Code: GCFGCFA. Reserve rooms online here Code: GCFGCFA or call (816)421-6800 (all rates subject to availability).

The Guardians Classic, created to promote the NABC's Guardians of the Game program, which emphasizes four core values; advocacy, leadership, service, and education, is produced by the Gazelle Group. For more information about the Guardians Classic visit www.GuardiansClassic.com or contact Phil Wendler at (609)921-1300 or pwendler@gazellegroup.com.