Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, March 10
Game 1: No. 10 Delaware State vs. No. 7 Hampton, 6:30 p.m.
Game 2: No. 8 Florida A&M vs. No. 9 Howard, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 11
Game 3: No. 6 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 11 Maryland Eastern Shore, 3 p.m.
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday, March 11
Game 4: No. 1 Morgan State vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 South Carolina State vs. Game 1 winner, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 12
Game 6: No. 3 Norfolk State vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 7: No. 4 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 5 Coppin State, 8:30 p.m.
SEMIFINALS
Friday, March 13
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 8:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, March 14
Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Team to watch: Morgan State. The Bears have controlled the conference throughout the year and look to continue the success through the tournament. They were the only team to break the 20 win mark (including one over Maryland) and a couple more wins will probably get them a date with a number one seed.
Player to watch: Tywain McKee. McKee led Coppin State in points, rebounds, assists and steals and was named as the MVP of the conference. Throughout his career, McKee has also been a dominant player, topped off recently by becoming the school's all-time leader in scoring.
Upset watch: Hampton. Remember them? Iowa State certainly does! The Pirates were the last 15 seed to pull an upset in the NCAA tournament. They beat Morgan State both times this year and would love a chance to do it again.
Tourney watch: Another league that will only send one team to the dance. But, do NOT discount them as an easy first round victory. Hampton beat Iowa State a few years back, Coppin State has came oh so close to beating a number one sead. These teams are usually very athletic and can give big conference teams fits. Morgan State should come out on top and fit the bill perfectly.
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