March 16, 2008

Southern Illinois will host Oklahoma State in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament to be held Tuesday night at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

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The Salukis (17-14) are the No. 4 seed in the 32-team field, while the Cowboys (17-15) are the No. 5 seed. The winner will play the winner of the Arizona State-Alabama State matchup. If Arizona State wins, it will host the winner of SIU-OSU on Thursday.

Ticket prices for the first-round game are $15 for lower level seats, and $12 (adults) or $8 (youth) for upper bowl seats.

Season ticket holders may purchase their personal seat locations by making payment prior to 5 p.m. on Monday. Orders can be placed by logging on to your Saluki Click Tix account (on siusalukis.com), by phone, by fax or in-person at the ticket office. The ticket office phone number is 618-453-2000. If you are faxing your order, please use the form at the bottom of this page and send to 618-453-2602.

All tickets must be picked up in person at the SIU ticket office in Lingle Hall or at Will Call at the game. SIU Arena ticket office hours will be 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Monday and all day Tuesday.

Student tickets are $4, however the athletic department has purchased 500 student tickets and will distribute them free to the first 500 students lined up outside SIU Arena before the game. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for Dawg Pound members.

For Saluki fans with season parking privileges, your regular-season parking pass will be valid for all post-season games.

Season-Ticket Holder NIT Order Form in PDF Format