Richard Gootee

richard.gootee@courierpress.com

The Pacers are coming to Evansville for an exhibition game this fall.

The contest will pit the home-state Pacers against the Milwaukee Bucks on Oct. 12, the Ford Center announced Friday morning. Tipoff will be at 6:35 p.m. CT.

Tickets will go on sale Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. They can be bought at Ticketmaster.com, the Ford Center ticket office or by calling 1-800-745-3000. It will be the first NBA game hosted at the facility.

"We take pride in being the 'Indiana' Pacers and look forward to going to Evansville," team president Larry Bird said in a statement posted by the team. "We think the fans there will like our team and our opponent, Milwaukee, is one of the young, talented teams that could be a playoff team this season."