March 3, 2007
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ORLANDO, Fla. (www.ucfathletics.com) - Having already secured the No. 2 seed at the Conference USA Championship, the UCF men's basketball team learned on Saturday that it will face the winner of the No. 7 Rice-No. 10 UTEP game in the tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 8 in Memphis, Tenn. Tip-off for the Golden Knights' contest at the FedEx Forum is scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern.
The Golden Knights, who are in their second season in C-USA, finished the year 22-8 overall. Their 11-5 league record was good for second in the conference behind Memphis. UCF was selected seventh in the conference's preseason poll.
UCF concluded the regular-season on Saturday, posting a 77-64 home victory over East Carolina.
Thursday's UCF game will be televised live nationally on CSTV. This year, the Golden Knights went 2-0 against Rice (14-15, 8-8 C-USA) and won their only matchup with UTEP. The Miners finished the regular season 14-16 overall and 6-10 versus league foes.
Tournament semifinal contests are slated for Friday at 4:30 and 7 p.m. Eastern and will be aired on CSTV. The title game is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. Eastern on Saturday. The championship will be broadcast live nationally on CBS.
All of UCF's contests at the event will be aired live on the UCF ISP Sports Network and its flagship station, 740 THE TEAM AM in Orlando. Marc Daniels will have the call live from Memphis. Live audio and statistics will be available at www.ucfathletics.com.
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