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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Ninth-seeded Purdue takes on eighth-seeded Utah today in NCAA Tournament action in West Lafayette, Ind. The Boilermakers (18-14) and No. 18/17 Utah (27-4) will tip off at 7:07 p.m. EDT, and the game will be televised by ESPN2. It is the third of four NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament first-round games to be played in Mackey Arena on Sunday.
Fans are encouraged to join the Purdue women's basketball pep band (Gold and Black Sound) and the Purdue cheerleaders for a pep rally to send off the team at 5 p.m. on Sunday outside the Hilton Garden Inn in the Wabash Landing in West Lafayette.
Also playing in the second session from the Oklahoma City Regional will be top-seeded Tennessee (30-2) and 16th-seeded Oral Roberts (19-3) on Sunday at approximately 9:30 p.m. That game will be televised by ESPN2.
Four other schools from the Oklahoma City Regional will compete on the Purdue campus, as well. Fourth-seeded Oklahoma (21-8) and 13th-seeded Illinois State (26-6) will square off in the first game of the day on Sunday at 12:12 p.m. (ESPN2), followed by fifth-seeded Notre Dame (23-8) and 12th-seeded Southern Methodist (24-8) at 2:42 p.m. (ESPN).
The four winning teams will play second-round games Tuesday, March 25. Both second-round winners advance to face one another on March 30 in the Oklahoma City Regional Semifinal.
Ticket Information: All-session (all six games) ticket prices are $38 for adults and $28 for students. Single-session (two games) ticket prices are $18 for adults and $11 for students. All fans, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter Mackey Arena. Groups of 15 or more can purchase all-session tickets for $24 each and while supplies last, a special offer of four single-session tickets plus popcorn is available for $44. Tickets can be purchased though the Purdue Athletic Ticket Office by calling (800) 497-7678 or (765) 494-3194, in person at the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility or by clicking here. Group rates are available only by calling the Purdue Ticket office.
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