SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Syracuse Orange are heading to the West Coast to start their NCAA tournament run.

The Orange are the four seed in the East Region and will take on the 13-seeded University of Montana on Thursday in San Jose. That game is scheduled to tip-off around 10 p.m. and will be aired on Tru TV.

The Grizzlies play in the Big Sky Conference. They made it to the NCAA by winning their conference tournament.

SU improved its seed by playing well in the Big East tournament.

The Orange beat Pittsburgh and Georgetown before losing to Louisville Saturday night.