ABERDEEN, S.D. – In anticipation of larger than normal crowds on Saturday, Northern State University officials have announced that ticket gates will open 30 minutes earlier than normal for Saturday's men's and women's basketball doubleheader with the University of Mary.

Tickets for the games will go on sale at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday instead of the normal time of 5 p.m.  Saturday's games feature key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchups for both the men's and women's squads.