Highlanders headed to Region V Basketball Tournament; livestreaming available

March 3, 2020

The field is set for the NJCAA Region V Basketball Tournament March 4-7 in Abilene. The tournament, featuring the top four teams from the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference and the Western Junior College Athletic Conference, will be held at Moody Coliseum on the campus of Abilene Christian University.

The McLennan Highlanders, the second seed from the North, will face the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the third seed from the West, Wednesday, March 4, at 3 p.m.

Live steaming of all tournament games will be available via Texas Sports Network. To tune in, go to tsrnsports.com, then click on Region V Basketball Tournament.

For more tournament information and to view both the men's and women's brackets, visit www.njcaaregion5.com/information/championship_info.

Men's Tournament Schedule

First Round

Wednesday, March 4

Game 1: 1 p.m. Clarendon (West 1) vs. Temple (North 4)

Game 2: 3 p.m. McLennan (North 2) vs. New Mexico (West 3)

Game 3: 5 p.m. Ranger (North 1) vs. Western Texas(West 4)

Game 4: 7 p.m. South Plains (West 2) vs. Collin (North 3)

Semifinals

Friday, March 6

Game 9: 1 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

Game 10: 3 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4

Championship

Saturday, March 7

2 p.m. Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10