March 3, 2002

Chicago, Ill. - Based on the results of Saturday's games, seeds 4-12 have been confirmed for the 2002 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, which will take place March 6-9 at the Firstar Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. All four first round games involving seeds 5-12 will take place on Wednesday, March 6, although the exact game times will not be determined until after the completion of Sunday's Memphis at Cincinnati game (1:00 p.m. EST) on ABC.

No. 5 seed Saint Louis (9-7 in C-USA) will have a first round rematch with No. 12 seed Tulane (5-11), a team the Billikens defeated on Saturday night in New Orleans, 67-59.

Houston (9-7) gained the No. 6 seed with its 76-72 win over UAB on Saturday night. The Cougars will face No. 11 seed East Carolina (5-11), a 66-63 loser to TCU on Saturday evening, in the first round.

Louisville (8-8) will enter the tournament as the No. 7 seed after posting wins over Cincinnati and Charlotte this past week. The Cardinals will battle No. 10 seed TCU (6-10) in the opening round.

South Florida (8-8), the No. 8 seed, will square off with No. 9 seed UAB (6-10) in Wednesday's other first round matchup.

Charlotte (11-5), a 90-88 overtime loser to Louisville on Saturday, will be the No. 4 seed and have a first round bye regardless of Sunday's result between Memphis and Cincinnati. The 49ers will face the winner of the #5 Saint Louis - #12 Tulane game.

The winner of Sunday's Memphis-Cincinnati game will be the top seed in the tournament. If Memphis wins, the Tigers will be the No. 1 seed, Cincinnati will be No. 2 and Marquette will be No. 3. If Cincinnati wins, the Bearcats will be the No. 1 seed, Marquette will be No. 2 and Memphis No. 3.

C-USA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IF CINCINNATI WINS SUNDAY

Wednesday, March 6 (First Round)

(10) TCU vs. (7) Louisville 1:00 p.m. EST

(11) East Carolina vs. (6) Houston 3:30 p.m. EST

(9) UAB vs. (8) South Florida 7:00 p.m. EST

(12) Tulane vs. (5) Saint Louis 9:30 p.m. EST

Thursday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)

TCU/Louisville vs. (2) Marquette 1:00 p.m. EST

Houston/East Carolina vs. (3) Memphis 3:30 p.m. EST

UAB/South Florida vs. (1) Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. EST

Tulane/Saint Louis vs. (4) Charlotte 9:30 p.m. EST

C-USA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IF MEMPHIS WINS SUNDAY

Wednesday, March 6 (First Round)

(9) UAB vs. (8) South Florida 1:00 p.m. EST

(12) Tulane vs. (5) Saint Louis 3:30 p.m. EST

(10) TCU vs. (7) Louisville 7:00 p.m. EST

(11) East Carolina vs. (6) Houston 9:30 p.m. EST

Thursday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)

UAB/South Florida vs. (1) Memphis 1:00 p.m. EST

Tulane/Saint Louis vs. (4) Charlotte 3:30 p.m. EST

Louisville/TCU vs. (2) Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. EST

Houston/East Carolina vs. (3) Marquette 9:30 p.m. EST