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Georgia State Draws No. 15 Seed, Cincinnati in NCAA Men's Basketball Championship

INDIANAPOLIS – Georgia State is headed to Nashville, Tenn. as a No. 15 seed facing No. 2 seed Cincinnati in a South Region first-round matchup in the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

The Panthers and the Bearcats meet for the first time ever on Friday, March 16 at Bridgestone Arena. Game time will be announced later on Sunday night.

Georgia State is making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance overall and second in four seasons. In 2015, when a No. 14-seed, the Panthers became the Cinderella of the ‘Big Dance’ when R.J. Hunter hit a 30-foot three-pointer with 2.