March 23, 2003

Tickets for the Midwest Regional in Minneapolis will go on sale Monday to the general public at both the University of Kentucky Athletics ticket office and the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis.

UK will only accept phone orders by calling 800-928-CATS or 859-257-1818 beginning Monday, March 24, at 9 a.m. Tickets purchased through UK are priced at $110, which includes all sessions. Fans will be notified late Monday by e-mail if their order has been filled. For those tickets ordered through UK, the Wildcats’ will-call will be open at the Metrodome beginning Wednesday from 4-6 p.m. CT.

Tickets can be ordered through the Metrodome by logging onto www.gophersports.com or by calling 800-UGOPHER, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. CT. Tickets purchased through the Metrodome are $100 and $80, which includes all sessions.

The Metrodome will seat 38,296 for the regional. Kentucky will play Wisconsin and Pittsburgh will battle Marquette in the regional semifinals on Thursday. The regional championship will be played Saturday.

The Kentucky-Wisconsin game is scheduled to tip-off at 7:10 p.m. EST.

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