Midnight Madness® begins one day early with the Big West Conference as tournament tickets are on sale at discounted rate of 15% off beginning Thursday, October 13 and running through Thursday, October 20.  All-Session tickets for the 2012 Big West Basketball Tournament are discounted to $54.40 from the regular $64 price and are available through Ticketmaster or any Big West school's athletic ticket office.  Select single session tickets are also 15% off and on sale through the Ticketmaster website (Midnight Madness Sale At Ticketmaster) right now.  Big West student tickets will be available for purchase through each school’s individual box office at a later date.

The tournament will begin Tuesday, March 6 with the women’s first round being played on campus sites.  The tournament continues Thursday, March 8 with four men’s first round games at Honda Center.  The semifinals and championship games for both the men and the women will take place Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10 at Honda Center.