MEN'S BASKETBALL - AUGSBURG VS. ST. JOHN'S (7:30 P.M.)
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College will host St. John's University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball playoff quarterfinal game on Wednesday (2/20) at 7:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.

The Auggies (19-6 overall, 14-6 MIAC) are the No. 3 seed in the six-team MIAC postseason playoff field, while the Johnnies (12-13 overall, 11-9 MIAC) are the No. 6 seed.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for students (ages 5-younger are free) and will be sold at the door. All patrons must pay admission (including Augsburg students, faculty and staff); the only passes accepted at the door are MIAC-issued passes. Doors open at 6 p.m. All tickets will be sold at the door; there will be no presale of tickets.

The Augsburg athletic department will be offering a special admission deal for Augsburg students. The first 150 Augsburg students to attend the game (showing their Augsburg student ID at the door) will receive free admission and a free popcorn at the concession stand.

If you can't make it to Si Melby Hall for the game, you can watch a live video webcast with live statistics by going to Augsburg's GameCentral portal via Stretch Internet (click here for link).

The winner of Wednesday's games -- No. 6 St. John's at No. 3 Augsburg, and No. 5 Bethel (15-10 overall, 11-9 MIAC) at No. 4 Carleton (15-10 overall, 12-8 MIAC), will advance to the MIAC semifinals on Friday (2/22) at 7:30 p.m. The lowest remaining seed from the quarterfinals will play at top-seed St. Thomas (24-1 overall, 19-1 MIAC), while the other quarterfinal winner will play at No. 2 Concordia-Moorhead (18-7 overall, 15-5 MIAC). The playoff championship game will be on Sunday (2/24) at 2 p.m., with the winner receiving the MIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III national tournament.

This is Augsburg's 11th appearance in the MIAC men's basketball playoffs since the 1984-85 season, and the Auggies' fourth playoff appearance in the last five years under head coach Aaron Griess.