EAST LANSING, Mich. - In an effort to make more NCAA basketball tournament tickets available to students should the Spartans advance, Michigan State University will provide 200 tickets in a student-only lottery for next week's Midwest Regional games at the Palace of Auburn Hills, President Peter McPherson announced today.
He said the lottery will be in addition to a previously announced lottery for student season ticket holders who want to attend the Final Four in Indianapolis April 1 and April 3.
On Wednesday, the university made available for purchase one hundred student-only tickets for Thursday and Saturday first-round games in Cleveland.
"The games in Cleveland and Auburn Hills bring a special demand for the tickets, in part because of proximity and in part because of the students' outstanding support of our team," McPherson said. "Student demand for first-round and regional games was never like this in past years.
"As a result, we are committed to securing more tickets for our students and are pleased to provide the additional 200 for Auburn Hills and the 100 for Cleveland. Our work to get more tickets continues."
Students must apply for the ticket lotteries by 6 p.m. Friday, March 17. Right now, a total of 500 student tickets are available for the Final Four, 200 for the regional.
Here are the guidelines:
- Students may apply for either the regional, the Final Four, or both. Students who already applied for the Final Four will remain in the Final Four lottery and will have to return to the ticket office to apply for the Regional lottery.
- Students may win in both lotteries.
- Regional winners will be posted Monday, March 20, if the Spartans advance. Final Four winners will be posted Monday, March 27, if the Spartans advance. All winners will be posted at the Athletic Ticket Office in Jenison Field House.
- Regional ticket winners must claim their vouchers and pay for tickets on Monday, March 20, by 6 p.m. Final Four lottery winners must claim their vouchers and pay for tickets on Monday, March 27, by 6 p.m.
- Students must show a photo ID to claim vouchers and pay for tickets, then show the photo ID again with a voucher at the game site to claim the tickets. Times and locations will be announced.
- Married students who had two student season tickets are eligible for two tournament ti