Individual session tickets for the 2006 WAC Basketball Tournament at the Lawlor Events Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, March 7-11, go on sale Friday at the Lawlor Ticket Office only. Ticket office hours are 10:00 a.m. (PST) to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. They may also be purchased online at www.tickets.com.
Men's individual session prices are $35 for the lower concourse (limited availability), $28 for the upper center concourse and $19 for all other seats (ends and upper concourse). All women's individual session tickets are $10 with all seats general admission. Each individual session is two games except Saturday's championship games, with the women's championship (first session) at noon costing $10 and the men's championship (second session) at 6:00 p.m. available for $28. Those purchasing a men's championship game ticket may also use that for the women's championship game.
All-session tickets for the conference tournament are still available. Seats in the lower bowl are priced at $150 (limited availability), for the upper bowl tickets are $125, and seats behind the baskets cost $90. Those may be purchased at the Nevada Athletics Ticket Office between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The WAC Tournament begins Tuesday, March 7 with a game between the women's eight and nine seeds at 6:00 p.m. The women's quarterfinals will be Wednesday, March 8. The first session games will be at noon and 2:30 and the second session games will be at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, is the first day of the men's competition, beginning with the first session games at noon and 2:30 and the evening session involving games at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m.
On Friday, March 10, both the women and the men will be in action with the women's semifinal session games at noon and 2:30 p.m. and the men's semifinal session games at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, will be championship day, with the women playing at noon and the men at 6:00 p.m.
Contact the Nevada Athletics Ticket Office at 348-PACK (7225) or the Lawlor Events Center Ticket Office at 784-4659 for questions.
There are two weeks remaining in regular season WAc action before the seeds are set for the tournament. For results or to view games on wac.tv go to www.wacsports.com.