Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State Athletics will host a ticket pre-sale event for the NCAA Central Region Men's Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 11 from 5-8 p.m. in the Barnett Center main lobby. Thursday's pre-sale event will be open to Wolves Club members and only all-session passes will be sold at this time.
 
A similar event will be open to the public the following day (Friday 5-8 pm) that will include both all-session and individual session passes, if available. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door with gates opening one hour prior to the start of each session. Note that NSU Athletics does not expect many individual session or walk-up sales to be available and are encouraging Wolves Club members to purchase all-session passes to guarantee admittance.
 
In addition, each qualifying team will be allocated a set number of tickets and will work through their respective athletic department. Per NCAA Championships protocol, the capacity for Wachs Arena will be limited to 25%, which translates to 1,750 tickets available for each session. Prices of all-session and individual session passes and tickets are as follows:
 

All-Session Passes $40 per adult $25 per student/youth/senior citizen

Individual Session Tickets $15 per adult $10 per student/youth/senior citizen

      ** Senior Citizens are individuals 65+
 
The NCAA Central Region Tournament will consist of five games scheduled for March 13, 14, and 16. Two games a day will be played on March 13 and March 14, with the championship game played on March 16. Tentative game times are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. on March 13, 5 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. on March 14, and 7 p.m. on March 16.
 
The first and second seeds in the tournament will receive a quarterfinal bye and automatically advance to the semifinal round. Teams and final seeding will be determined the by NCAA National Basketball Committee and announced Sunday, March 7 during the NCAA Selection Show scheduled for 9:30 p.m. (CT) on ncaa.com. Northern State punched their ticket to the Central Region Tournament with their NSIC Tournament Championship over MSU Moorhead. 
 
Full tournament information can be found at nsuwolves.com/2021/centralregion.
 
Wolves Club members looking to purchase tickets should contact Austin Hieb at 605-228-9514 or austin.hieb@northern.edu prior to the pre-sale event to reserve their tickets for purchase. Tickets must be paid for and picked up during the pre-sale event on March 11; all unpaid tickets will be released to the public following the pre-sale. Individual session tickets will not be sold at Thursday's pre-sale event. Only cash or check will be accepted for payment; checks should be made out to Northern State University.
 
The pass will admit the bearer to all five games of the NCAA Central Region Tournament. All-session passes will be sold in the following order by section blue (reserved section), purple (upstairs bleachers), and yellow (east bleachers). The Central Region Tournament layout is outlined below. Wolves Club members WILL NOT be guaranteed their current seat or section.
 
All questions should be directed to Austin Hieb, Northern State Director of Athletics Development & Administration. This special is open ONLY to CURRENT Wolves Club members.