North Central Missouri College men's basketball will be traveling to West Memphis, Arkansas where they will take on Arkansas State University Mid-South in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II, Central Plains District Championship on Saturday, March 7th.  Tipoff for the game will be 2:00pm.  The winner will move on to the National Tournament, which will be held in Danville, Illinois on March 17th-21st.

Pirates basketball, ranked #6 in the most recent NJCAA national poll, earned their berth to the contest with a Region XVI championship victory over St. Louis Community College 74-64.  That win moved the team's record to 26-3 overall.  Mid-South, with a record of 25-7, defeated North Arkansas College 104-83 in their region championship.  They hold the #17 national ranking.

For those unable to make the trip to Arkansas, Pirates Digital Media will be doing a live audio broadcast of the game at piratesdigitalmedia.com. 

For media inquiries, please contact Arkansas State University Mid-South's Director of Athletics Chris Parker, at crparker@asumidsouth.edu.