March 17, 2015
The Midwest and East regions will come together at the CONSOL Energy Center this week. The Pittsburgh-based venue will be the hosting site of Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2015 NCAA Tournament between Thursday and Saturday and will feature several of the tournament’s top-ranked teams. No local schools will be playing in Pittsburgh, but teams like Villanova and Notre Dame are still drawing big ticket demand in the Steel City.
In the Midwest region, No. 3 Notre Dame takes on No. 14 Northeastern in the first game on Thursday. No. 6 Butler follows with a game against No. 11 Texas. On Thursday evening, the East region will see No. 1 Villanova play No. 16 Lafayette and No. 8 NCST play No. 9 LSU.
Saturday will welcome Round 3 games between the winner of Game 1 (Notre Dame/Northeastern) and the winner of Game 2 (Butler/Texas) as well as Game 3’s winner (Villanova/Lafayette) against Game 4’s winner (NCST/LSU).
An All-Sessions Pass to Rounds 2 and 3 currently averages at $778.47 and the cheapest available pass is listed for $173. Interestingly enough, the CONSOL Energy Center will be the most expensive venue among all eight hosting sites in Rounds 2 and 3 despite lacking hometown representation.
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Session 1 tickets on TicketIQ own a secondary average of $118.60 and get-in price of $40. The first session will see Notre Dame play Northeastern and Butler face Texas. Session 2 tickets currently average at $200.92 and the get-in price starts at $56 on the secondary market. That session will see Villanova play Lafayette and NCST face LSU.
Following Thursday’s games, Round 3 will begin on Saturday. The average secondary price for Session 3 tickets to both Saturday games is $253.45. The cheapest available ticket is listed for $111. Winners from Session 3 games will advance to the Sweet 16, which will be held at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland for the Midwest and Carrier Dome in Syracuse for the East next week.
