SYRACUSE -- Tickets are still available for the upcoming Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games at the Carrier Dome next weekend. If you want to try to catch the Orange in Buffalo this weekend, those seats will be much harder to find.
Syracuse University received 350 tickets from the NCAA for the first and second round games at the HSBC Arena Friday and Sunday. Members of SU’s “Orange Club” boosters at the $5,000 level received information about how to purchase tickets. More tickets could become available depending on the demand at other schools
Carrier Dome season ticket holders may get a shot starting at noon on Tuesday, and if any tickets are left after that they would then be sold to the general public. Only first round tickets can be bought through the school right now.
On the ticket sales website StubHub.com, tickets to the first round session against Vermont are running at around $100 each. Ticket prices for the second round session start at $150 dollars.
Syracuse vs. Vermont: The matchup.
Syracuse
Syracuse, N.Y., 28-4.
Nickname: Orange. Coach: Jim Boeheim.
Conference: Big East. Bid: At large.
Region: West. Seed: No. 1.
Tournament Record: 50-32, 32 years. Last appearance: 2009.
Scoring: Team (81.5); Wesley Johnson 16.0; Andy Rautins 11.7; Kris Joseph 11.3; Arinze Onuaku 10.5; Rick Jackson 10.0.
Rebounds: Team (38.2); Wesley Johnson 8.4; Rick Jackson 6.9; Kris Joseph 5.4; Arinze Onuaku 5.1.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (19.4/15.1); Scoop Jardine 4.8/2.1; Andy Rautins 4.7/2.3; Brandon Triche 3.1/2.2; Wesley Johnson 2.3/2.6
3-pointers: Team (.385); Andy Rautins 86; Wesley Johnson 43; Brandon Triche 27.
Last Ten: 7-3.
The Skinny: Keep an eye on Onuaku, who hurt his leg in a loss to Georgetown in the Big East tournament. The Orange have plenty of depth, but he occupies a lot of space in the middle. Keep an eye on Johnson, who had a breakout season after transferring from Iowa State.
Vermont
Burlington, 25-9.
Nickname: Catamounts. Coach: Mike Lonergan.
Region: West: No. 16.
Conference: America East. Bid: America East champion.
Tournament Record: 1-3, 3 years. Last NCAA Appearance: 2005.
Scoring: Team (70.6); Marqus Blakely 17.4; Maurice Joseph 14.1; Evan Fjeld 10.6.
Rebounds: Team (37.1); Marqus Blakely 9.4; Evan Fjeld 6.1; Garvey Young 4.1.
Assists/Turnovers: Team (12.1/14.1); Marqus Blakely 3.7/3.5; Nick Vier 2.5/1.9.
3-pointers: Team (.321); Maurice Joseph 75; Joey Accaoui 34.
Last Ten: 9-1.
The Skinny: The Catamounts have won 11 of their last 12 games behind Blakely, who had 24 points, 18 rebounds and five assists in the America East title game. The senior class at Vermont has 90 career wins, the most in school history.
