ST. LOUIS – For the third time in four years and sixth time overall the University of Missouri-St. Louis men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. The Tritons received an at-large berth and will be the second seed in the NCAA Midwest Regional starting this Saturday at the University of Indianapolis's Nicoson Hall.

UMSL (21-10) will take on seventh seeded on Parkside (21-8) in the second game of the day at 1:30 p.m. (CST). The Rangers received an at-large bid out of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The two teams met back on Dec. 31 with the Tritons picking up an 83-61 win at the Mark Twain Building.

The other three first round matchups will feature sixth seeded Ferris State taking on third seeded and Great Midwest Athletic Conference champion Ashland at 11 a.m. (CST). The top seed and host Greyhounds will face GLVC champ and eighth seeded McKendree at 4 p.m. (CST) and the final contest of the day will feature fifth seeded and GLIAC champion Northern Michigan taking on fourth seeded and defending Midwest Regional champion Hillsdale at 6:30 p.m. (CST).

Semifinals of the regional tournament will be held on Sunday, March 12, while the championship is on Tuesday, March 14. The regional winner advances to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, along with seven other regional champions. The Elite Eight will be held March 21-25 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.