MUNCIE, Ind. -- The bracket has been adjusted for the 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, and the Ball State men's basketball team will now open against defending Pac-12 regular season champion Washington.
The Cardinals were originally scheduled to face host school Hawaii in the first round. ESPN Events made the change to address scheduling concerns involving the non-bracketed games prior to the start of the event (Ball State at Georgia Tech and UTEP at Houston).
Ball State will meet Washington in the third game of the tournament's opening day, Sunday, Dec. 22. The game will tip at 4:30 p.