Aug. 4, 2000

Anchorage, Ak. - Pairings for the 2000 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, scheduled for Nov. 22-25 in Anchorage's Sullivan Arena, have been finalized. The matchups for the prestigious college basketball event were announced today by University of Alaska Anchorage athletic director Harry Larrabee.

Quin Snyder and his Missouri Tigers will square off against Rhode Island in the first game of the tournament, set for 4:30 p.m. (Alaska time) on Nov. 22nd.

For the 16th consecutive year, men's Shootout games will be televised nationally by ESPN. The cable network has selected four games this season -- three on national broadcast and one for regional distribution. The Florida State-Ohio State first-round matchup will be shown on ESPN Regional, while the DePaul-Syracuse game, plus one semifinal and the championship game will go to the entire nation.

2000 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Men's Schedule

(All Times Alaska Standard)

Wednesday, Nov. 22
Game 1 Rhode Island vs. Missouri 4:30 p.m.
Game 2 Valparaiso vs. Alaska Anchorage 8:45 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 23
Game 3 Florida State vs. Ohio State (ESPN Regional) 5:30 p.m.
Game 4 DePaul vs. Syracuse (ESPN) 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 24
Game 5 Consolation Semifinal (Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2) Noon
Game 6 Consolation Semifinal (Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4) 2:00 p.m.
Game 7 Semifinal (Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2) 5:30 p.m.
Game 8 Semifinal (Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4) (ESPN) 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 25
Game 9 7th/8th Place Game Noon
Game 10 4th/6th Place Game 2:00 p.m.
Game 11 3rd/5th Place Game 5:00 p.m.
Game 12 Championship Game (ESPN) 8:00 p.m.

The remainder of the Missouri men's basketball schedule will be released on www.mutigers.com when it is finalized. Stay tuned for details.