Tickets For EIU vs. UI Doubleheader Sold Out

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Published on November 1 2017 7:30 am
Last Updated on November 1 2017 7:30 am
Written by Millie Lange

CHARLESTON, Ill. – Tickets for this Friday’s exhibition basketball doubleheader at Lantz Arena are sold out.
 
Eastern Illinois University men's and women's basketball will play a basketball doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 3 as both teams have been granted a one-time NCAA waiver to play an additional exhibition game with proceeds to go towards a pre-determined disaster relief effort.

The EIU men will host the University of Illinois at 7 p.m. with the women's hosting Indiana State University at 4 p.m.   Doors to Lantz Arena will be open at 3:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon for the two games.

Tickets for the event sold out late on Tuesday afternoon.  Both games will be carried by Hit Mix 88.9 FM, the home for EIU Panther Athletics, which broadcasts in Coles County and the surrounding area.  The game will also be available online at http://www.weiu.net/hitmix/streaming.php   The University of Illinois will also carry the men's game on some of its network radio stations.

A limited number of tickets for Eastern Illinois students will be available in the EIU student section on the floor.  To access this area, EIU students must show a valid EIU student ID to enter and must enter on the lower east side of Lantz Arena (tennis court/basketball court side) of the building to access the student section.   Students will not be allowed to enter for free on the upper level.

Earlier this month, the NCAA granted Division I college basketball programs a waiver to participate in a third exhibition game if proceeds go towards pre-determined disaster relief.   The proceeds from Friday's doubleheader will go to the American Red Cross.

Both EIU basketball teams will then return to Lantz Arena on Monday, Nov. 6 for a basketball exhibition doubleheader.  The women will host Rose-Hulman at 5:15 p.m. followed by the men's game against Southern Indiana at 7:30 p.m.