November 22, 2004

Las Vegas basketball tournament Commodores' game available via Web cast

by Tom Woolf

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Fans of Vanderbilt University's men's basketball team can access a Web cast of the Commodores' game against the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis later this week at the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational Tournament.

Tip-off for the game on Friday, Nov. 26, is 6:50 p.m. CST. Cost for the Web cast is $9.95 per person. Fans should go to http://www.siuc.edu, click on the Saluki Vision link and follow instructions to register for the Web cast. The Saluki Vision site lists the computer requirements necessary to receive the game, including high-speed access via either a cable modem or DSL service.

This season, SIUC's Media & Communication Resources, in conjunction with Saluki Athletics, WSIU-TV and Mississippi River Radio, is offering Web casts of 22 Saluki games on a subscription basis. The Web casts include play-by-play by the long-time voice of the Salukis, Mike Reis.