Excitement is building for the men s basketball team s regular-season finale the annual whiteout game. The Owls will take on defending national champion University of Connecticut at the Liacouras Center on Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m.
Tickets are now available for this critical game, the Owls final opportunity to build their NCAA tournament resume before the American Athletic Conference tournament begins the following week.
Adding to the buzz at the game will be Senior Day festivities, the distribution of free white T-shirts and the Temple Owl Club s Silent Auction, held on the main concourse of the Liacouras Center prior to the game.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. on game day; the Liacouras Box Office will open at 11 a.m. However, tickets are best purchased in advance.
The game will also be nationally televised on ESPN2 and broadcast on Philadelphia s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT.
- Erica Brooke Fajge
Free student tickets, which are usually only available one hour before tip-off, can be picked up at the Liacouras Center Box Office at the following times:Today, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m.Sat., Feb. 28, 12 3 p.m.March 2 6, 10 a.m. 5:30 p.m.Due to expected high demand, students are encouraged to pick up their free ticket as soon as possible before they leave for spring break. The number of free student tickets on game day will be limited.Because the Connecticut game will take place during spring break, accommodations will be made for students returning to campus for the game and other activities during the weekend.All Temple residence halls will reopen at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, and the dining facilities at the Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Hall will be open for dinner that day.