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The Murray State men's basketball team will open the 2010 NCAA Tournament against Vanderbilt on Thursday at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The game time is yet to be determined by CBS.
The winner of the Murray State-Vanderbilt game will face the winner of the UTEP-Butler matchup on Saturday.
"They are a well coached and very deep team," said head coach Billy Kennedy. "They have been in the Top 20 all season and it will be a tough task. You have to beat good teams in the tournament. They are a good team and we are a good team. We are looking forward to it."
The Commodores enter the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 24-8 and a 12-4 mark in the SEC. VU defeated Georgia in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, before falling to Mississippi State in the semifinals.
Jermaine Beal leads the Commodore scoring attack at 14.7 points a game. He is joined in double figures by A.J. Ogilvy (13.4), Jeffery Taylor (13.4) and John Jenkins (10.9). Ogilvy is averaging a team-best 6.2 rebounds a contest.