113TH BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS REVEALED

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 5:31 AM

MADISON, SHAWE AND SWITZERLAND COUNTY PLAY FIRST ROUND GAME WHILE SOUTHWESTERN PICKS UP BYE

INDIANAPOLIS - The IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament is set under a new format.

Sectional pairings for the 113th annual state tournament was revealed during the pairings show on Sunday evening.

A total of 401 teams will compete across four classifications. There will be 397 games played in 26 days.

Sectional games are scheduled to begin Tuesday, February 28 and run through Saturday, March 4. Regional games will follow on Saturday, March 11.

This year, the regional and semi-state round have essentially switched. The regional is now a single-game championship and the semi-state becomes two-rounds with the winner advancing to the state championship.

The previous format featured a two-round regional and a single semi-state game. That format had been in place since 2002.

The semi-state games – scheduled for Saturday, March 18 - will be randomly drawn and announced in a second pairings show via IHSAAtv.org.

State championship games will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 25.

“We really like the potential of a high-energy atmosphere at the semi-state level with a chance to advance to the state championship games the following week at Gainbridge Fieldhouse,” IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig said. “This new format will double the number of teams who play a week longer in the tournament and should create a lot of excitement in those communities and will be financially beneficial for those communities that serve as host sites.”

Full sectional pairings can be found at https://www.ihsaa.org/

CLASS 2A SECTIONAL #45 AT SOUTH RIPLEY

SWITZERLAND COUNTY PLAYS MILAN GM 1 FEB 28 AT 6P.M

SOUTH RIPLEY PLAYS NORTH DECATUR GM 2 MARCH 3 AT 6 PM