KALAMAZOO, Mich.- ESPN has announced the bracket for the 11th annual Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Nov. 16, 17 and 19 at Coliseo Municpal Tomás Dones in Fajardo. As part of their travel down to the Tip-Off, the Western Michigan men's basketball team will stop and play at 2017 Final Four participant South Carolina in a non-bracketed game on Nov. 13.
South Carolina will also be in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off field and will start on the same half of the bracket as Illinois State, Boise State and UTEP. Western Michigan opens its bracket play against Tulsa on Nov.