Jan. 27, 2003

Providence, R.I. –

Individual session tickets for the 2003 ConAgra Foods BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Championship at Madison Square Garden are on sale at the MSG Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling Ticketmaster charge-by-phone or via the Internet (www.bigeast.org or www.ticketmaster.com). The Championship will run from Wednesday, March 12-Saturday, March 15. The annual postseason tournament has been played every year since 1983 at MSG.

The following are the ticket prices for mezzanine-level seating:

Wednesday, March 12 (Noon) – First Round Doubleheader – $10.00 per ticket

Wednesday, March 12 (7:00 p.m.) – First Round Doubleheader – $10.00 per ticket

Thursday, March 13 (Noon) – Quarterfinal Doubleheader – $34.50 per ticket

Thursday, March 13 (7:00 p.m.) – Quarterfinal Doubleheader – $34.50 per ticket

Friday, March 14 (7:00 p.m.) – Semifinal Doubleheader – $49.50 per ticket

Saturday, March 15 (8:00 p.m.) – Championship Game – $49.50 per ticket

Ticketmaster purchases are also subject to an additional service charge. The telephone number for Madison Square Garden Event and Ticket information is (212) 465-MSG1. The Garden Group Sales number is (212) 465-6080. Ticket information and Ticketmaster Charge by phone numbers are (212) 307-7171, (201) 507-8900, (516) 889-9000, (914) 454-3388 and (203) 624-0033.

In addition, tickets can be purchased on-line via the World Wide Web by logging on to the BIG EAST web site at www.bigeast.org or the Ticketmaster site at www.ticketmaster.com.