NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
First and Second Round Games
March 18 & March 20, 2010
Hosted by Big 12 Conference
Ford Center
Oklahoma City, Okla.


Wednesday, March 17
Practice (open to public)
Noon - 12:40 p.m.Florida
12:45 p.m.- 1:25 p.m.North Texas
1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.BYU
2:15 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.Kansas State
4:25 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.UNLV
5:10 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.Kansas
5:55 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.Northern Iowa
6:40 p.m. - 7:20 p.m.Lehigh
 
Thursday, March 18
11:20 a.m.BYU vs. Florida
2:50 p.m. (appx)Kansas State vs. North Texas
6:10 p.m.UNLV vs. Northern Iowa
8:40 p.m. (appx)Kansas vs. Lehigh
 
Saturday, March 20
TBDTBA vs. TBA
TBDTBA vs. TBA

OKLAHOMA CITY INFO
Ford Center is Oklahoma's state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue. The nearly 20,000 seat arena hosts major concerts, family events, ice shows and other sporting events. For game venue information, visit www.okfordcenter.com or call (405)602-8700.

Within easy walking distance from the Ford Center is historic Bricktown. Bricktown hosts an array of restaurants, clubs, the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark and a mile-long canal. Take a scenic tour on the Bricktown Water Taxi or ride the New Century Trolley.

Adjacent to the Ford Center is the Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, 17 acres of landscaped parkland. Enter a rain forest, visit a desert and explore waterfalls in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City.

North of the Myriad Botanical Gardens is the Downtown Arts District, a multi-million dollar complex of buildings enhancing the diverse cultural climate of the city. The Civic Center Music Hall is a striking new performing arts center. Nearby is the new Oklahoma City Museum of Art, featuring the largest display of Chihuly glass in the world.

The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Memorial Center, the site of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, is only a few blocks away. This facility honors a decade of hope with grace and beauty.

HOTELS
Oklahoma City features a number of great hotel properties within a reasonable walking distance from the Ford Center. Featured hotels in downtown Oklahoma City include:

Bricktown Hotel and Convention Center
Colcord Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Bricktown
Grandison at Maney Park
Hampton Inn & Suites Bricktown
Renaissance Oklahoma City Hotel
Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown
Sheraton Oklahoma City
Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City

For additional lodging options and information, please contact the Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800)225-5652 or visit www.okccvb.org.

PARKING
There are plenty of secure parking locations near the Ford Center.

Century Center - 100 West Main
Indoor parking conveniently located one block from the Ford Center.

Cox Convention Center - One Myriad Gardens
Plentiful indoor parking across from the Ford Center.

I-40 Surface Lots beneath I-40
Outdoor parking located less than two blocks from the Ford Center.