Staten Island, N.Y. – Fans can follow NCAA men's basketball playoff coverage online through a live audio webcast as Ithaca (14-13) will face host College of Staten Island (24-4) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The winner will play the victor of Friday's 5:30 p.m. semifinal between Rhode Island College (22-6) and Salem State (20-7) in the regional final to be played on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The Bombers are making their 11th appearance in the NCAA playoffs, including their fourth under head coach Jim Mullins. Ithaca returns to the postseason for the third time in four years. The Bombers hosted DeSales in 2009 suffering a 77-71 setback to the Bulldogs and played host to MIT in 2011 dropping a 82-78 decision to the Engineers.

The Bombers are led by two-time Empire 8 first-team selection junior Sean Rossi. Rossi leads the nation in assists with 9.3 per contest and ranks 13th on both the NCAA Division III season assists list with 252 and on the career assists list with 736. Rossi, who has four double-doubles on the season and 18 over the course of his career, adds 9.5 points and 3.6 boards per game.

Three are averaging double digits for Ithaca. An All-Empire 8 second-team selection, sophomore Frank Mitchell has a team-leading 16.3 points per game, while junior Andrei Oztemel chips in 13.2 points per game and senior Jordan Marcus 11.9. Mitchell leads the Blue & Gold with 7.2 rebounds a game and team-highs of 32 steals and 21 blocks. Oztemel and Marcus combine for 139 of the Bombers' 246 three-pointers this season. Sophomore Tom Sweeney has spearheaded the Bombers' offense over the last eight games with 16.9 points per game, recording double digits all but twice.

Ithaca is averaging 74.5 points and 33.4 rebounds per game.