NEW ORLEANS — UALR already knew it was in the NCAA Tournament. The CBS telecast made the Trojans wait to see when, where and who they were playing, though.
Finally, after more than an hour on air, UALR (29-4) was unveiled as the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region and will play No. 5 Purdue on Thursday in Denver.
Purdue (26-8), ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press poll, lost 66-62 Sunday to Michigan State in the final of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.
The Boilermakers are built on size, led by 7-0 center A.