SAN DIEGO--Teams, match-ups and game times are all set for next week's Pacific West Conference Men's Basketball Championships at Point Loma's Golden Gymnasium.

Regular season co-champions Point Loma and Academy of Art have earned the No. 1 and 2 seeds respectively and will have first round byes on Thursday (March 7). The Sea Lions topped the Urban Knights on the final night of the regular season to move into a tie at the top with 15-5 conference records. They split their regular season series and thus share the 2024 conference banner. 

Play begins at 12:30 pm on Thursday with the men playing first this year. No. 6 seed Azusa Pacific (10-10) will face No. 3 Hawai`i Pacific (13-7), followed by No. 5 Hawai`i Hilo (12-8) against No. 4 Biola (12-8). In Friday's semifinals, the APU-HPU winner will square off with Academy of Art at 12:30 pm, and the UHH-Biola victor will play Point Loma at 2:45 pm.

The winner of those two semifinals square off in the PacWest Championship on Saturday at 2 pm. The winner gains the PacWest's automatic berth into the NCAA West Region Championships, which will begin the following Thursday, March 14. 

Watch for the tournament preview on Wednesday. Meanwhile, head to the Tournament Central page under the Championships banner for more information. 

PacWest Championship Tickets (on sale now):
Single-day tickets and three-day tournament passes to the 2024 PacWest Basketball Championships are now on sale at https://thepacwest.com/tickets
 
Single-day ticket prices are $12 for adults, $5 for students with ID, military with ID, seniors (age 65+), and children (12-18), with 3-day tournament passes available for $30 (no discounts for tournament passes). Children under the age of 12 are admitted free.