The opening two weeks of pairings have been announced for the 114th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament. Sectional games are scheduled to begin Tuesday, Feb. 27, and run through Saturday, March 2 with regionals on Saturday, March 9. For the second year, the regional is a single-game championship, and the semi-state a two-game affair with the winner advancing to the state championship game.
Two regional championship games will be played back-to-back at the same site with the winners finding out their next opponent and host site the following day. The semi-state games – scheduled for Saturday, March 16 – will be randomly drawn.
The four state championship games that make up the State Finals will be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday, March 30. That date is a week later than normally scheduled due to Gainbridge Fieldhouse hosting the NCAA Men’s Basketball First and Second Round Tournament games.
Below are sectional pairings involving Southeastern Indiana schools. The second team listed in each game is the designated home team. Sectional admission at all sites is $7 per session; $15 for all sessions.
1A Sectional #60 @ Edinburgh:
G1: Morristown vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville). Tues
G2: Jac-Cen-Del vs. Waldron. Wed
G3: South Decatur vs. Edinburgh. Wed
G4: Oldenburg vs. Winner of G1. Fri
G5: Winner of G2 vs. Winner of G3. Fri
Championship: Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5. Sat
2A Sectional #45 @ South Ripley:
G1: North Decatur vs. Milan. Tues
G2: South Ripley vs. Hauser. Fri
G3: Switzerland County vs. Winner of G1. Fri
Championship: Winner of G2 vs. Winner of G3. Sat
3A Sectional #29 @ Greensburg:
G1: Greensburg vs. Rushville Consolidated. Tues
G2: Franklin County vs. Connersville. Wed
G3: Batesville vs. South Dearborn. Wed
G4: Lawrenceburg vs. Winner of G1. Fri
G5: Winner of G2 vs. Winner of G3. Fri
Championship: Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5. Sat
4A Sectional #14 @ East Central:
G1: Columbus East vs. Columbus North. Tues
G2: Shelbyville vs. Whiteland Community. Tues
G3: East Central vs. Winner of G1. Fri
G4: Franklin Community vs. Winner of G2. Fri
Championship: Winner of G3 vs. Winner of G4. Sat
Pairings for the entire state are available at ihsaa.org.