October 02, 2001
Texas A&M will play Illinois-Chicago and Purdue in the second and third-round games of the Las Vegas Classic set for Dec. 20-22 in Las Vegas, Nev., Chris Spencer, managing director of the sponsoring Worldwide Basketball, Inc., said Tuesday.
First-round pairings for the tournament had been released previously as those games will be played on campus sites. The Aggies will play Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 17 in Springfield, Mo., before travelling on to Las Vegas for the remaining tournament games.
First round games (played at various campus sites, Dec. 15 or Dec. 17)
Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi State (Dec. 15)
Richmond at Cincinnati (Dec. 17)
Illinois-Chicago at Purdue (Dec. 17)
Texas A&M at Southwest Missouri State (Dec. 17), 7 p.m.
Second-round games (played at Valley High School in Las Vegas, Thu., Dec. 20)
Texas A&M vs. Illinois-Chicago, Noon
Mississippi State vs. Richmond, 2:30 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 5 p.m.
Purdue vs. Southwest Missouri State 7:30 p.m.
Third-round games (played at Valley High School in Las Vegas, Fri., Dec. 21)
Richmond vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Noon
Southwest Missouri State vs. Illinois-Chicago, 2:30 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Mississippi State, 5 p.m.
Purdue vs. Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.
Championship round games (played at Valley High School in Las Vegas, Sat., Dec. 22)
Fourth-place teams each bracket, Noon
Third-place teams each bracket, 2:30 p.m.
Second-place teams each bracket, 5 p.m.
First-place teams each bracket, 7 p.m.
(All listed times are Las Vegas time. Championship-round opponents will be determined by results of the first three games played or by defensive points allowed).