The No. 1-seed Dixie State (20-6, 17-3 PacWest) will face the winner of a quarterfinal meeting between No. 4 BYU-Hawaii and No. 5 Point Loma on Friday, March 6 in the semifinals of the 2015 Pacific West Conference Men's Basketball Championship at the CU Arena on the campus of Concordia Irvine. The Storm finished in a tie with Azusa Pacific atop the PacWest standings, claiming their share of a fifth league title with a 76-60 home win over Point Loma last Saturday - Senior Night. The winner of Friday's semifinal will advance to the PacWest Championship Game on Saturday, March 7 at 4:15 p.m. PST with the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA West Regional up for grabs.

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME COVERAGE
Dixie State will face either BYU-Hawaii or Point Loma in Friday's semifinal game. Tip time is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. PST (7:15 p.m. MST) after the first semifinal pitting Azusa Pacific against the winner of the California Baptist/Hawaii Pacific quarterfinal. DSU's tournament run will be broadcast live on the Storm Basketball Network on ESPN 106.1 FM, the flagship home of Dixie State Athletics, and online through SouthernUtahLive.com's free audio feed. The pregame show kicks off at 15 minutes prior to tip off. John Potter (@PotterSez) will have the call from the CU Arena. Fans can also follow free live statistics and video, courtesy of the PacWest, by clicking the links on the DSU MBB schedule page. 

TICKET/BRACKET INFORMATION
Single-day tickets are available for $10, providing access to all games on that day. All-tournament passes are available for $25, providing access to all games of the three-day event. Credit/debit card purchases can only be made online. All tickets purchased at the arena are cash only. Proof of purchase is required at the gate, with either a printed ticket or receipt on a smartphone.  First round game will be held on Thursday and semifinal games on Friday starting at 11:30 a.m., with two games for the women preceding two games for the men. The championship games will be held on Saturday, with the women at 2:00 p.m. and the men at 4:15 p.m.
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TALE OF THE TAPE VS. FRIDAY'S POTENTIALS
The Red Storm handed the Seasiders their lone home loss on the year, 92-80, on January 8 in Laie. DSU took both games from the Sea Lions in the regular season – 54-49 on December 4 in San Diego and Saturday's 17-point win at home.

SENIORS TAKE TO FIRST TEAM, SAWYER NABS THIRD TEAM
Dixie State seniors Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) and DeQuan Thompson (Las Vegas, NV/Lake Mead Christian Academy) have captured first-team All-PacWest Conference honors and junior guard Mason Sawyer (West Jordan, UT/West Jordan) earned third-team acclaim, as announced by the conference office on Wednesday. Robbins (16.5 ppg), Thompson (15.4 ppg) and Sawyer (12.8 ppg) have been the Red Storm's three leading scorers all season, respectively. One of the trio has led Dixie State in scoring in 20 of the 26 regular season games this year.

THREE CONSECUTIVE DEFENDER OF THE WEEK AWARDS, THIS TIME FOR ROBBINS
Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) shined in his final home game, recording 13 points, a career-high 19 rebounds and three blocks to earn Pacific West Conference Defender of the Week accolades. He broke his own school record of 18 boards, which he set in 2012. He had eight double-digit rebound performances on the season and ranked second in the PacWest in rebounding (8.2 rpg).

STORM IN THE RANKINGS
NCAA West Region Rankings: 3
NABC Division II National Poll: RV
D2SIDA Division II National Media Poll: 18
D2SIDA Division II West Region Media Poll: 2

PACWEST POISED TO HOLD QUORUM AT NCAA REGIONALS
Pacific West Conference schools – Azusa Pacific, California Baptist, Dixie State and BYU-Hawaii, hold the top four spots in the final NCAA West Regional Poll released Wednesday. A fifth league school, Point Loma, remained at No. 8. Rounding out the top eight are Chico State (No. 5) and Cal Poly Pomona (No. 6) from the CCAA, and GNAC champion Western Oregon at No. 7. Again, just outside the playoff threshold is Humboldt State at No. 9 and Seattle Pacific at No. 10.

THE JUDKINS FILE
Jon Judkins, a five-time PacWest Coach of the Year (2009-13), directed Dixie State into the playoffs in each the last five previous seasons. He has a 185-91 record at DSU, including a 21-7 mark last year. DSU tied for second in the PacWest regular season and qualified for the league tournament. The Red Storm posted a 22-7 record in 2013, equaling the school record for victories in the NCAA era. The squad won the 2013 PacWest regular season with a 15-3 conference record and Tournament titles to earn a West Regional Automatic bid. Judkins led DSU to the 2011 West Regional Final against league rival BYU-Hawaii in 2011. That season, the Red Storm won their only two Regional games to date with triumphs over Chaminade and Seattle Pacific. Judkins led DSU in its final year of junior college competition in 2006 to a 21-12 record. Prior to coaching at Dixie State, he spent 12 years, posting a 284-128 record, at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. The Badgers won the SWAC titles in 1999 and 2000, earning Judkins league Coach of the Year honors. Judkins played for one year at Dixie State before serving an LDS mission. He transferred to Utah State and became the first Aggie to post a triple-double. During the 1987-88 season, he helped the Aggies win their conference tournament and a bid to the NCAA Tournament.