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2024 MEC basketball tournament tickets now on sale

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – All-session tickets, flex packages and individual session tickets for the 2024 Mountain East Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament, presented by The Health Plan, are on sale now. The tournament will be played March 6-10 at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.

An all-session ticket for the 2024 MEC Basketball Tournament is $85.50 for reserved seating, $72 for general admission seating, and $45 for student general admission seating.

Individual session tickets are also available for each of the tournament’s nine sessions and are priced at $18 for reserved seating, $14 for general admission seating, and $8 for student general admission seating.

In addition, MEC flex packages are available for the 2024 MEC Basketball Tournament. Flex packages allow fans to create custom ticket packages that include tickets for three to eight sessions during the tournament. Flex package tickets are priced at $15 (per session) for reserved seating.

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Wednesday, March 6
Session I (Women’s First Round) – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Session II (Men’s First Round) – 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 7
Session III (Women’s Quarterfinals) – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Session IV (Women’s Quarterfinals) – 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 8
Session V (Men’s Quarterfinals) – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Session VI (Men’s Quarterfinals) – 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 9
Session VII (Women’s Semifinals) – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Session VIII (Men’s Semifinals) – 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 10
Session IX (Finals) – 2 p.m., 5 p.m.

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