2026 CWU D2 TIP-OFF CLASSIC CENTRAL
Oct. 30, 31, & Nov. 1 | Ellensburg, Wash. | Nicholson Arena
PARTICIPATING MEN'S TEAMS
PARTICIPATING WOMEN'S TEAMS
GAME SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 30
9:00 AM Women's - Montana State Billings vs. UT Tyler (
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11:00 AM Men's - Montana State Billings vs. Lubbock Christian (
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1:00 PM Women's - Central Washington vs. Minnesota State Moorhead (
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3:00 PM Men's - Central Washington vs. Chico State (
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5:00 PM Women's - Western Washington vs. Midwestern State (
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7:00 PM Men's - Western Washington vs. Cal State San Bernardino (
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Saturday, Oct. 31
9:00 AM Women's - Montana State Billings vs. Minnesota State Moorhead (
WATCH)
11:00 AM Men's - Montana State Billings vs.Chico State (
WATCH)
1:00 PM Women's - Central Washington vs. Midwestern State (
WATCH)
3:00 PM Men's - Central Washington vs. Cal State San Bernardino (
WATCH)
5:00 PM Women's - Western Washington vs. UT Tyler (
WATCH)
7:00 PM Men's - Western Washington vs. Lubbock Christian (
WATCH)
Sunday, Nov. 1
9:00 AM Women's - Montana State Billings vs. Midwestern State (
WATCH)
11:00 AM Men's - Montana State Billings vs. Cal State San Bernardino (
WATCH)
1:00 PM Women's - Central Washington vs. UT Tyler (
WATCH)
3:00 PM Men's - Central Washington vs. Lubbock Christian (
WATCH)
5:00 PM Women's - Western Washington vs. Minnesota State Moorhead (
WATCH)
7:00 PM Men's - Western Washington vs. Chico State (
WATCH)
LIVE STATS
Live stats for all men's games can be found using the link here:
LIVE STATS
Live stats for all women's games can be found using the link here:
LIVE STATS
STREAMING
All games will be streaming individually on the GNAC Network found
HERE
-Pay-per-view access of each game in the GNAC Network is $14
-2026-27 GNAC All-Access Pass is $120
-GNAC Network Commercial Pass is $300
If there are any issues with the stream please reach out to Hudl Support
HERE
TICKETS
Use the following link to purchase tickets (note that all tickets are day passes for each day of the classic):
Day 1 (Oct. 30):
HERE
Day 2 (Oct. 31):
HERE
Day 3 (Nov. 1):
HERE
Reserved Seating: $15-$17
General Admission: $10-$12
Seniors (65+): $5-$7
Students (K-12): $5-$7
CWU Students (W/ID): Free
Children (Age 5 and under): Free
NICHOLSON ARENA & PARKING INFORMATION
Nicholson Arena address:
715 Dean Nicholson Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
PARKING:
$6 for parking which you can purchase here:
ONLINE PASS
Friday's games will occur during Campus Parking Enforcement hours of operation. Due to that, patrons will need a guest parking pass if you don't already have a CWU pass in order to park in the paved parking lots closest to Nicholson Arena (Lots Q-14 and S-10). Lot Q-14 (in front of Nicholson Arena) has a kiosk on the west side of the parking lot (red star on the parking map) where you can purchase a parking pass on site.
CWU PREFERRED PARTNERS
DIGITAL PROGRAM
Coming Soon!
CONTACT
Please reach out to Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Blake Patterson (blake.patterson@cwu.edu) or Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Joe Pumphrey (Joseph.Pumphrey@cwu.edu) for any media requests.
