The Eastern Washington University men's basketball team will play Georgia State and either Prairie View or Eastern Kentucky as part of the fourth-annual MGM Resorts Main Event on Nov. 20-22 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
Ole Miss, Rice, UNLV and Utah comprise the Heavyweight Bracket with Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Washington, Georgia State and Prairie View A&M competing in the Middleweight Bracket.
 
The Main Event tips off on Monday, Nov. 20 with Eastern Kentucky playing Prairie View A&M at 11 a.m. Pacific time, followed by Eastern Washington taking on Georgia State at 1:30 p.m. Monday evening's Heavyweight Bracket features UNLV-Rice at 7 p.m. and  Utah-Ole Miss at 9:30 p.m.
 
Two days later on Wednesday, Nov. 22, Eastern will play in either the championship game of the middleweight bracket at 1:30 p.m., or the consolation at 1:30. The heavyweight bracket consolation game is 7 p.m. on ESPNU, and the championship game follows at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
 
Eastern's opener will be a battle of 20-win programs from the 2016-17 season, including Eastern's 22-12 record and third-straight national tournament berth. Georgia State played in the CIT last year and was 20-13, and also finished 16-14 in 2015-16. In the 2014-15 campaign, the Panthers were 25-10 after beating Baylor 57-56 in the NCAA Tournament and then falling to Xavier 75-67. Last season, Eastern Kentucky was 12-19 and Prairie View A&M was 13-20.
 
Tickets are now on sale via www.t-mobilearena.com. The T-Mobile Arena is a new 20,000-seat venue located on the Las Vegas strip. Eastern will also play at UNLV on Nov. 17 and at Utah on Nov. 24 as part of the "undercard games schedule" of the MGM Resorts Main Event.

The remainder of EWU's 2017-18 non-conference schedule will be announced soon.
 
 

More About the Fourth-Annual MGM Resorts Main Event

Tickets for all sessions of the MGM Resorts Main Event went on sale Monday, July 31 and can be purchased at the T-Mobile Arena and MGM Grand box offices, AXS.com or by calling 888-9AXSTIX. Ticket information and hotel room information for Main Event can also be found at www.mgmresortsmainevent.com.
 
"The MGM Resorts Main Event has quickly grown into one of the premier events in all of college basketball," said Brooks Downing, President and CEO of bd Global. "The move to T-Mobile Arena, which is simply one of the finest venues in the world, will only elevate this tournament to another level."
 
For group sales or sponsorship opportunities, interested parties should contact bd Global at 859-951-6141.
 
MGM Resorts Main Event Schedule

Monday, Nov. 20

• Prairie View A&M vs. Eastern Kentucky – 11 a.m.
• Georgia State vs. Eastern Washington – 1:30 p.m.
• UNLV vs. Rice – 7 p.m.
• Ole Miss vs. Utah – 9:30 p.m.

 
Wednesday, Nov. 22

• Middleweight Bracket Consolation Game – 11 a.m.
• Middleweight Bracket Championship Game – 1:30 p.m.
• Heavyweight Bracket Consolation Game – 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
• Heavyweight Bracket Championship Game – 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

 
All games are at T-Mobile Arena; all times are Pacific.
 
Undercard Games Schedule
Nov. 10 - Prairie View A&M @ Utah
Nov. 10 - Eastern Kentucky @ Rice
Nov. 12 - Eastern Kentucky @ Mississippi
Nov. 14 - Georgia State @ Rice
Nov. 15 - Prairie View A&M @ UNLV
Nov. 17 - Eastern Washington @ UNLV
Nov. 17 - Georgia State @ Mississippi
Nov. 24 - Eastern Washington @ Utah
 
About bd Global:
bd Global, LLC is a representation, event management, and public relations firm operating on an international platform within the sports marketing industry. bdG manages multiple college basketball and college hockey events in the United States each season with events in Southwest Florida, Houston, Las Vegas and Vancouver, as well as two Web.com Tour events in The Bahamas. For more information, visit www.bdglobalsports.com or follow on @bdGlobalSports on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
 
About T-Mobile Arena:
T-Mobile Arena, the new 20,000-seat venue located on the Las Vegas Strip between New York-New York and Monte Carlo, opened April 6, 2016. The arena hosts more than 100 events annually including major headline entertainment, awards shows, UFC, boxing, basketball and other sporting events, family shows and special events.  This fall T-Mobile Arena will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights, a National Hockey League expansion team and the city's first professional sports team. The city's newest landmark features 50 luxury suites, more than two dozen private loge boxes, complete broadcast facilities, and other specially designed exclusive hospitality offerings and fan amenities destined to create a guest experience second to none. Toshiba Plaza, an adjacent two-acre outdoor entertainment space, features performance stages, a variety of video screens and other interactive content and display areas. Industry-leading architect Populous designed T-Mobile Arena to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's standards for LEED® Gold Certification. T-Mobile Arena is a privately funded joint venture between AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM).  For more information, visit the T-Mobile Arena website at www.t-mobilearena.com.