Both the men’s and women’s Big 12 Basketball Tournaments will be held without fans.
The Big 12 just announced that starting tomorrow, the tournament will proceed with teams getting 125 tickets. The arena will get cleared in between each game.
Also, no bands or cheerleaders will be in the arena. #Sooners #okstate
— TJ Eckert (@TJEckertKTUL) March 11, 2020
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced Wednesday evening that beginning Thursday that both tournaments will have very limited access.
Both tournaments are being held in Kansas City, Mo. and begin tonight.
Both teams will be allowed 125 tickets per game to hand out for players’ families and staff members but teams will not be allowed to have their pep bands or spirit squads to limit those inside the arena. The arena will be cleared following each game.
The announcement comes on the heels of the NCAA closing games to non-essential personnel and families of players, etc.
Oklahoma’s ticket to the men’s NCAA Tournament is all but official thanks to Austin Reaves’ 41-point performance against TCU last Saturday. They can better their odds to get into the Tournament with a good showing at the Big 12 Tournament this week.
The Sooners are in action as the three-seed as they will play six-seed, West Virginia, Thursday night at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN/2.
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