KALAMAZOO, Mich.  – Both the Western Michigan men's and women's basketball teams will be on the road for the First Round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Monday, March 11.

The men's basketball team for the second straight game and third time season will square off with in-state rival Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant. The women's basketball team will travel to Northern Illinois for its third meeting of the season and second straight. Tip-off for the women's game is set for 6:30 p.m. while the men's game will tip-off at 7:00 p.m.

After Monday's first round action on campus sites, the four-day tournament will shift to Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio with four quarterfinal women's matchups on Wednesday, March 13, four quarterfinal men's matchups on Thursday, March 14 and the men's & women's conference semifinals on Friday, March 15.

The men's and women's championship games will be played on Saturday, March 16.

Tickets start at $10 for the women's tournament and $19 for the men's tournament (plus applicable fees) and are on sale NOW at TheQArena.com, the Quicken Loans Arena box office and all Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart locations. Fans are encouraged to get their tickets in advance, as ticket prices increase $3 when purchased on game day.

MAC packages, which offer significant savings over single session pricing, are still available. For more information, please call (800) 820-2287.

For more information on this year's tournament check out http://www.GetSomeMaction.com or follow @MACSports on Twitter.