Head Basketball Coaches From Ohio State and UMASS to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Teams to Meet On April 3rd for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Championship At Madison Square Garden


ADVISORY, April 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 Who:
 Thad Matta, Ohio State Head Basketball Coach and Travis Ford, UMASS
 Head Basketball Coach will preside over the Closing Bell to celebrate
 advancing into the NIT championship on April 3rd at Madison Square
 Garden.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast
 Studio

 When:
 Wednesday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m. EST

 Contacts:
 Christine Fallon
 845.548.2707; cfallon@ncaa.org

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto
 646.441.5220
 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.