South Dakota State earned a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and will face the fourth-seeded Providence Friars on Thursday, March 17. Â
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The first-round Midwest Region matchup will take place in the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. Game time is set for 11:40 a.m. CT/12:40 ET and will be broadcast on truTV.Â
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This will be the first meeting between South Dakota State and Providence in men's basketball.
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Providence won the Big East regular season title with a 14-3 record and went 25-5 overall. They fell to Creighton in the semifinals of the Big East Conference Tournament, 85-58 on Friday.
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SDSU enters the tournament with the longest active winning streak in Division 1 basketball with 21 straight wins and were the first team in Summit League history to hit 30 wins in a season. This will be the Jacks' sixth NCAA Tournament appearance.
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Fans can visit JackrabbitTickets.com to submit their requests. The Jackrabbit Ticket Office will open Monday morning at 9 a.m. to begin processing those requests, which will be fulfilled early next week. Preference will be given to season ticket holders and Jackrabbit Club members accordingly.
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