MILWAUKEE (October 6, 2014) – The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball team will face Louisiana-Lafayette on November 24 and Oral Roberts on November 26 in the 2014 MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas, it was announced today by bd Global, which is organizing the tournament. The first-year event also features a Heavyweight Bracket with Auburn, Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Tulsa.
 
Fans can purchase two-game ticket packages for their respective team through MGMGrandMainEvent.com, MGMGrand.com and Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for games on November 24 and November 26 will be good for all three games of the respective session. Individual day tickets go on sale in early November.
 
The Panthers will also play games at Auburn (Nov. 14) and at Oklahoma State (Nov. 21) as part of the event prior to wrapping up play with the two games at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas just prior to Thanksgiving.
 
Complete information on the MGM Grand Main Event can be found at www.mgmgrandmainevent.com and on Twitter at @HoopsatMGM. The full schedule of games to be played in Las Vegas is listed below.
 
November 24
3 p.m. PT – Milwaukee vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
5:30 p.m.PT – Oklahoma State vs. Oregon State
8:00 p.m. PT – Auburn vs. Tulsa
 
November 25
6:00 p.m. PT – Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Oral Roberts
 
November 26
1:00 p.m. PT – Oral Roberts vs. Milwaukee
6:00 p.m. PT – Heavyweight Bracket Consolation Game
8:30 p.m. PT – Heavyweight Bracket Championship Game