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How to watch the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament in Sioux Falls

The South Dakota State men's basketball team holds the Summit League trophy as confetti falls onto them on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.
The South Dakota State men's basketball team holds the Summit League trophy as confetti falls onto them on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.

The madness that is the month of March in college basketball is upon us, and the bracket is set for the 2023 Summit League men's basketball tournament, held at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls starting Friday, March 3 and running through Tuesday, March 7.

Oral Roberts and South Dakota State lead the way as they No. 1 and 2 seeds, respectively, and will receive first-round byes in the tournament. South Dakota, meanwhile, holds the No. 6 seed.

It's been a strong yet up-and-down season for the Jackrabbits, who enter the Summit League tourney with a 13-5 conference record and an 18-12 record overall after a perfect season last year. They've handled business well at home, dropping only two games at the Stanley J. Marshall Center. But their two losses to Oral Roberts loom large as they look ahead to a potential matchup int he tournament finals. The Coyotes, 7-11 in conference and 12-18 overall, face a tougher path in the tournament. But if March were predictable, it wouldn't be nearly as fun.

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Where will the Summit League Tournament be held?

The 2023 Summit League basketball tournament, for both men and women, will be held at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center in Sioux Falls. Directions to the arena can be found on the Summit league website. Available tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster.

2023 Summit League men's basketball schedule

No. 8 Denver takes on No. 9 North Dakota at 6 p.m. Friday, March 3. The winner of that game faces No. 1 Oral Roberts on Saturday at 6 p.m.

No. 7 Kansas City faces No. 10 Omaha at 8:30 p.m. The winner of this game faces No. 2 South Dakota State at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

On Sunday, No. 4 Western Illinois faces No. 5 St. Thomas at 6 p.m. before No. 3 North Dakota State faces No. 6 South Dakota at 8:30 p.m.

Semifinal games will be played at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Monday, and the championship game will be played at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7.

How to watch the 2023 Summit League Men's Basketball Championship on television, stream online

First-round games, quarterfinals and semifinals will be televised on Midco Sports and streamed on Midco Sports Plus and ESPN+.

The championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2, WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: 2023 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament: How to watch, stream