Overview
- St. Thomas (21–9) opens against No. 5 Iowa State on Friday at 4:30 p.m. at the University of Minnesota’s Maturi Pavilion.
- Minnesota is the No. 4 seed in the Pittsburgh Region and hosts Fairfield later Friday at the same venue.
- The two first-round winners will play Saturday evening for a berth in the Sweet 16, with the site feeding into the Pittsburgh regional.
- St. Thomas earned its bid by defeating South Dakota State to win the Summit League Tournament as the No. 3 seed, marking the program’s first Division I postseason.
- Minnesota is hosting first- and second-round matches, and a Tommies–Gophers matchup is possible Saturday if both teams advance.