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FREE NCAA Open Team Practices on March 16th at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

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Head to Bankers Life Fieldhouse before the games tip off for a public open practice on Thursday, March 16 from noon to 7 p.m.

See below for schedule and times to come watch your favorite teams practice for the tournament and join in for this FREE fan event:

Open Practice Schedule – Thursday, March 16th

Noon – 12:40 p.m. – Oklahoma State
12:45 – 1:25 p.m. – Jacksonville State
1:30 – 2:10 p.m. – Michigan
2:15 – 2:55 p.m – Louisville
4:25 – 5:05 p.m – Dayton
5:10 – 5:50 p.m. – Kentucky
5:55 – 6:35 p.m. – Wichita State
6:40 – 7:20 p.m. – Northern Kentucky

2017 NIT Bracket & 1st Round TV Schedule

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March 14, 7 p.m. – ESPN

1) Syracuse (18-14)
8) UNCG (25-9)

 ______  ______ March 15, 9:30 p.m. – ESPNU

1) Illinois St. (27-6)
8) UC Irvine (21-14)
March 14, 7 p.m. – ESPN3

4) Monmouth (27-6)
5) Ole Miss (20-13)

  ______  ______ March 15, 7 p.m. – ESPN3

4) UCF (21-11)
5) Colorado (19-14)
March 14, 9 p.m. – ESPN

3) Indiana (18-15)
7) Georgia Tech (17-15)

  ______  ______ March 14, 10 p.m. – ESPNU

3) Utah (20-11)
6) Boise St. (19-11)
March 15, 7 p.m. – ESPN3

2) Georgia (19-14)
7) Belmont (22-6)

  ______  ______ March 14, 7:15 p.m. – ESPN2

2) Illinois (18-14)
7) Valparaiso (24-8)
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March 14, 11:15 p.m. – ESPN2

1) California (21-12)
8) CSU Bakersfield (22-9)

  ______  ______ March 15, 7 p.m. – ESPN2

1) Iowa (18-14)
8) South Dakota (22-11)
March 14, 9 p.m. – ESPN3

1) Colorado St. (23-11)
5) Col. of Charleston (25-9)

  ______  ______ March 15, 8 p.m. – ESPN3

4) TCU (19-15)
5) Fresno St. (20-12)
March 15, 9 p.m. – ESPN2

3) BYU (22-11)
6) UT Arlington (25-8)

  ______  ______ March 14, 9:15 p.m. – ESPN2

3) Alabama (19-14)
6) Richmond (20-12)
March 15, 7:30 p.m. – ESPNU

2) Houston (21-10)
7) Akron (26-8)

 ______ ______ March 14, 8 p.m. – ESPNU

2) Clemson (17-15)
7) Oakland (24-8)

Order Pizza Hut From Your Shoes?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVP3dyhnaLo

Just in time for college basketball’s signature event, Pizza Hut, the Official Pizza of the NCAA, March Madness and the Final Four® has taken its digital ordering experience to the next level with Pizza Hut Pie Tops, a custom-designed, first-of-its-kind basketball shoe that can order pizza for delivery at the press of a button on the shoe’s tongue.

For real.

“It’s always important that we make it easy for fans to order the Pizza Hut pizza they love without missing a moment of the March Madness action,” said David Daniels, Vice President, Media & Advertising, Pizza Hut. “We know pizza is a fan favorite during the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, and our special-edition Pie Tops are a culturally-timed creative expression of our commitment to providing the easiest pizza ordering and delivery experience possible.”

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The Pizza Hut Pie Tops are equipped with Bluetooth communication via a smart button inside the shoe tongue. The button connects the actual Pie Tops shoes to the user’s phone and the Pie Tops app, allowing the user to press the button and instantly submit a pizza order.

To showcase how easy pizza ordering and delivery is at Pizza Hut, the brand enlisted basketball great and March Madness legend Grant Hill to star in its latest TV campaign. In the creative, Hill demonstrates that success on the basketball court takes hard work, but ordering pizza is easy as pie.

Pizza Hut is making easy pizza delivery the game plan for fans everywhere throughout the March Madness tournament with a slam dunk deal. Pizza lovers can get a large two-topping pizza online for just $7.99 or any specialty for just $3 more. Deal does not apply to other menu items, tax, delivery charge, or driver tip.

Unfortunately, Pie Tops are not generally available to the public.

Pizza Hut offers a variety of ways to make digital ordering easier, including a re-order button, the option to choose from the most popular pizzas menu and social sign in for PizzaHut.com accounts. More information is available at www.PizzaHutAllAccess.com.

SOURCE: Pizza Hut

Indiana College Basketball TV Schedule February 6-12, 2017

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It’s time to start thinking about conference basketball tournaments and March Madness!

Be sure to catch the following regional NCAA Men’s Basketball games on TV this coming week:

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

  • Wake Forest @ #20 Notre Dame on ESPN News at 7:00 PM
  • #16 Butler @ Marquette on CBSSN at 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 9, 2017

  • #23 Purdue @ Indiana on ESPN 2 at 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 11, 2017

  • #16 Butler @ Providence on CBSSN at 4:00 PM
  • #14 Florida State at #20 Notre Dame on ESPN at 6:00 PM

Sunday, February 12, 2017

  • Michigan @ Indiana on CBS at 1:00 PM