NCAA Tournament: Omaha Men Match Up With St Johns

OMAHA, Neb. - #15 Omaha men's basketball's first-ever matchup in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship is set as the Mavericks (22-12, 13-3 Summit) will take-on BIG EAST Conference regular season and tournament champion #2 St. John's (30-4, 18-2 BIG EAST). Omaha's March Madness debut will come on Thursday, March 20 in Providence, R.I. at the Amica Mutual Pavilion as part of the West region.

Thursday's game will air on the CBS Television Network (KMTV in Omaha) at 9:45 p.m. ET/8:45 p.m. CT.

The Mavericks are 1-1 against current BIG EAST members in regular season play (Division I era).

On the other side of the pod are #7 Kansas and #10 Arkansas, the winner of which the Mavericks or Red Storm would face on Saturday, March 22 in the second round of the tournament.