Great Alaska Shootout bracket revised

ANCHORAGE (June 2) – University of Alaska Anchorage athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb announced Thursday that the brackets for the 2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout have been revised.

New opening-round match-ups are now Murray State vs. host Alaska Anchorage and Dartmouth vs. San Francisco on Wed., Nov. 23, followed by Central Michigan vs. New Mexico State and UC Irvine vs. Southern Mississippi on Thur., Nov. 24.

The men’s portion of the 34th annual college basketball tournament is scheduled for Nov. 23-26 at Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena.

The Shootout is the longest-running regular-season college basketball tournament in the nation, taking place every Thanksgiving in Anchorage since 1978.

2011 CARRS/SAFEWAY GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT
Sullivan Arena – Anchorage, Alaska
All times TBA (Alaska is 4 hours behind EST)
Men’s Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – First Round
Murray State vs Alaska Anchorage
Dartmouth vs San Francisco
Thursday, Nov. 24 – First Round
Central Michigan vs New Mexico State
UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi
Friday, Nov. 25 – Consolation Semifinals & Semifinals
MSU/UAA loser vs DC/USF loser
CMU/NMSU loser vs UCI/USM loser
MSU/UAA winner vs DC/USF winner
CMU/ NMSU winner vs UCI/USM winner
Saturday, Nov. 26
7th/8th-place game
4th/6th-place game
3rd/5th-place game
Championship game

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Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director

University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr. / Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 786-1295 / Fax: (907) 563-4565
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