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PARK RIDGE, IL – All-session tickets for the 2008 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament presented by Xbox 360 Live are on sale. The 14th annual women’s event returns to Indianapolis and Conseco Fieldhouse March 6-9, 2008. Indianapolis has staged 12 of the 13 previous women’s tournaments. The 2008 tournament features all 11 Big Ten teams in action, competing in 10 games over four days to crown the 2008 champion and earn the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. For the first time since 2001, the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will be played on four consecutive days with games scheduled for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
To reward fans for their support of the tournament over the years, all-session tickets are on sale for $45 for the first 45 days of public sale. That is a $20 discount from the regular price of $65. The ticket promotion is available through all 11 Big Ten university ticket offices, the Conseco Fieldhouse box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and www.ticketmaster.com.
The 2008 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket, along with information on tickets, travel, lodging, tournament history and more, can be found at www.bigten.org and www.indianasportscorp.com.
The Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments will call the city of Indianapolis and Conseco Fieldhouse home from 2008 through 2012 in an agreement reached in June of 2006.
2008 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, presented by Xbox 360 Live All-session tickets for the women’s tournament are $65 and are available at all 11 Big Ten university ticket offices, the Conseco Fieldhouse box office, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at (317) 239-5151. All-session tickets are available at the special discounted price of $45 for the first 45 days of public sales. The $45 promotion ends Jan. 7, 2008.
In 2006, the last year that Indianapolis hosted both the men’s and the women’s tournaments, the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament set an overall tournament attendance record with 38,665 spectators. The 2004 championship game, also held at Conseco Fieldhouse, was played in front of a single-session record of 9,417 fans. In the past 13 years of Big Ten Tournament play, the conference has welcomed more than 381,000 fans. Six different conference representatives have become tournament champions. Reigning Big Ten Tournament Champion Purdue leads all teams with six titles, followed by two championships for both Iowa and Penn State and single titles for Indiana, Michigan State and Ohio State.
Fans wishing to purchase all-session tickets within the University of Iowa’s fan block are encouraged to contact the UI Ticketmaster Office (319-363-1888).
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