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How to buy Sweet 16 and Elite 8 tickets in Dallas for 2024 NCAA Tournament South Regional

Want to watch March Madness and the Sweet 16/Elite 8 live in Dallas this weekend? Tickets are still available for as little as $196.

Only 16 teams remain in the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament, and four of them will be playing in Dallas, Texas this weekend.

This year, March Madness returns to Dallas as the American Airlines Center is set to host a weekend of Sweet 16 and Elite matchups that will eventually send one team onto Phoenix and the Final Four.

SHOP: Dallas Regional Sweet 16 tickets

Tickets to Dallas Sweet 16 action give access to both games and as of publication are still available for as little as $196.

No. 2 Marquette kicks off Friday’s Sweet 16 action when they take on No. 1 North Carolina State at 7:09 p.m. EDT.

That game will be immediately followed by No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Duke.

SHOP: Houston vs. Duke and Marquette vs. NC State tickets

If you want to catch all the action, weekend passes are still available for as little as $357.

The weekend passes include access to both of Thursday’s Sweet 16 games and Saturday’s Elite Eight showdown between the winners of Friday night’s games.

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How to buy Sweet 16 and Elite 8 tickets in Dallas for 2024 NCAA Tournament South Regional

Want to watch March Madness and the Sweet 16/Elite 8 live in Dallas this weekend? Tickets are still available for as little as $196.

Only 16 teams remain in the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament, and four of them will be playing in Dallas, Texas this weekend.

This year, March Madness returns to Dallas as the American Airlines Center is set to host a weekend of Sweet 16 and Elite matchups that will eventually send one team onto Phoenix and the Final Four.

SHOP: Dallas Regional Sweet 16 tickets

Tickets to Dallas Sweet 16 action give access to both games and as of publication are still available for as little as $196.

No. 2 Marquette kicks off Friday’s Sweet 16 action when they take on No. 1 North Carolina State at 7:09 p.m. EDT.

That game will be immediately followed by No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Duke.

SHOP: Houston vs. Duke and Marquette vs. NC State tickets

If you want to catch all the action, weekend passes are still available for as little as $357.

The weekend passes include access to both of Thursday’s Sweet 16 games and Saturday’s Elite Eight showdown between the winners of Friday night’s games.

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How to buy Sweet 16 and Elite 8 tickets in Dallas for 2024 NCAA Tournament South Regional

Want to watch March Madness and the Sweet 16/Elite 8 live in Dallas this weekend? Tickets are still available for as little as $196.

Only 16 teams remain in the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament, and four of them will be playing in Dallas, Texas this weekend.

This year, March Madness returns to Dallas as the American Airlines Center is set to host a weekend of Sweet 16 and Elite matchups that will eventually send one team onto Phoenix and the Final Four.

SHOP: Dallas Regional Sweet 16 tickets

Tickets to Dallas Sweet 16 action give access to both games and as of publication are still available for as little as $196.

No. 2 Marquette kicks off Friday’s Sweet 16 action when they take on No. 1 North Carolina State at 7:09 p.m. EDT.

That game will be immediately followed by No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Duke.

SHOP: Houston vs. Duke and Marquette vs. NC State tickets

If you want to catch all the action, weekend passes are still available for as little as $357.

The weekend passes include access to both of Thursday’s Sweet 16 games and Saturday’s Elite Eight showdown between the winners of Friday night’s games.

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Marquette has the upper hand over Wisconsin after latest NCAA Tournament win

One NCAA Tournament stat Wisconsin fans do not want to see:

Wisconsin basketball fans likely won’t like this stat about the Badgers’ recent NCAA Tournament woes: with today’s round of 32 win over Colorado, Marquette has as many NCAA Tournament wins in three days as Wisconsin has in seven years.

Marquette’s 81-77 win over No. 10-seed Colorado sends the program to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time under Shaka Smart. The team took care of No. 15-seed Western Kentucky in the first round of this year’s tournament, then narrowly edged No. 10-seed Colorado. That’s two tournament wins so far with more possible in the coming weeks.

Related: Evaluating the reasons for and against Wisconsin basketball firing head coach Greg Gard

Wisconsin, meanwhile, lost to No. 12-seed James Madison to extend its Sweet Sixteen drought to seven years. The program defeated North Carolina in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, then Colgate in the first round the following year. Every other year has been a first-round exit or a missed tournament. That’s two tournament wins in seven years.

The Badgers have owned the series between the two schools with four wins in the last five meetings. But the postseason success, as fans of the team know, has not followed.

There is some context. Wisconsin was well-positioned entering the 2020 NCAA Tournament before it was canceled due to COVID-19.

But the numbers are the numbers. Consider this further proof of Wisconsin basketball’s recent postseason failures.

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How to buy Marquette vs. NC State NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 tickets

Want to watch Marquette vs. North Carolina State in person? Tickets are still available for this Sweet 16 matchup in Dallas, TX.

Take a breath, Golden Eagles and Wolfpack fans, your teams are moving onto the Sweet 16!

No. 2 Marquette held off No. 10 Colorado 81-77 behind 21 points and 11 assists from senior guard Tyler Kolek.

On Saturday, No. 11 North Carolina State outlasted tournament darlings No. 14 Oakland 79-73 in an overtime thriller.

Both teams advance to the Sweet 16 in the South Region, and will play in Dallas on Friday, March 29.

Marquette vs. NC State tickets are still available to the Sweet 16 matchup for as little as $236.

Tickets include access to both Sweet 16 games, the other game will feature No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Duke.

Weekend passes are also still available, and include both Sweet 16 games and the subsequent Elite 8 game in Dallas.

At the time of publication Dallas Regional weekend passes are still available for as little as $375.

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How to buy Marquette vs. NC State NCAA March Madness Sweet 16 tickets

Want to watch Marquette vs. North Carolina State in person? Tickets are still available for this Sweet 16 matchup in Dallas, TX.

Take a breath, Golden Eagles and Wolfpack fans, your teams are moving onto the Sweet 16!

No. 2 Marquette held off No. 10 Colorado 81-77 behind 21 points and 11 assists from senior guard Tyler Kolek.

On Saturday, No. 11 North Carolina State outlasted tournament darlings No. 14 Oakland 79-73 in an overtime thriller.

Both teams advance to the Sweet 16 in the South Region, and will play in Dallas on Friday, March 29.

Marquette vs. NC State tickets are still available to the Sweet 16 matchup for as little as $236.

Tickets include access to both Sweet 16 games, the other game will feature No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Duke.

Weekend passes are also still available, and include both Sweet 16 games and the subsequent Elite 8 game in Dallas.

At the time of publication Dallas Regional weekend passes are still available for as little as $375.

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No. 8 Marquette embarrasses No. 12 Texas, 86-65

Texas fell to Shaka Smart’s Marquette in embarrassing fashion on Wednesday.

Shaka Smart got his revenge. The current Marquette head coach beat the Texas Longhorns in dominant fashion.

We noted earlier this week that Smart would badly want a win to save face after an unceremonious exit after six seasons coaching the Longhorns. It’s December and not March, so you figured his team would be playing at its best. They did just that.

Marquette shot the basketball well and Texas shot it poorly. Sometimes in that scenario we remark that it just wasn’t the Longhorns’ night. Perhaps in this instance Texas just isn’t that good of a basketball team right now.

The Longhorns looked lethargic and uncertain on the court for the game. Indecision is natural given how many new faces the team breaks in this season. The players have to learn they fit on the current squad. They just don’t look anywhere near that team presently.

On the positive side, there’s plenty of time. Rodney Terry’s Texas teams, unlike Smart’s, play their best basketball in March. They will look to make a significant transformation as they head toward Big 12 play.

Texas basketball prepares to face former head coach Shaka Smart

Texas is a heavy underdog against Shaka Smart’s Marquette Golden Eagles.

Texas hoops faces its second big test of the season after falling to the Connecticut Huskies earlier this season. Next up for the Longhorns are the heavily-favored No. 8 Marquette Golden Eagles.

Marquette has flashed its ceiling and floor this season. While the Eagles fell to an unranked fellow in-state program in Wisconsin, the team stunned No. 1 Kansas earlier in the year. Immediately after facing Kansas, Marquette lost by just three points to No. 2 Purdue.

The prowess of the Longhorns’ next opponent isn’t the topic most Texas fans are concerned with heading into the game. The midweek battle features a reunion with the program’s former head coach Shaka Smart.

Smart was unceremoniously let go as Texas head coach after six seasons on the Forty Acres. In one postseason, the Longhorns’ current head coach Rodney Terry won three NCAA Tournament games. That total was three more than Smart won in his entire time in Austin.

Undoubtedly, Smart will look to save face against the program that did not renew his contract. The reality is, he simply wasn’t a good fit for Texas. He appears to be a fit for Marquette in the team’s fast start to the 2023-24 basketball season.

Texas and Marquette will play Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT on FS1.

Wisconsin basketball is doing something special with the crowd on Saturday

The Badgers take on Marquette on Saturday

Wisconsin basketball has already played some massive games in 2023, but there is no bigger non-conference test than the annual I-94 rivalry. Wisconsin and Marquette will meet on Saturday at the Kohl Center. The Golden Eagles are currently the No. 3 team in America at 6-1 on the year.

Wisconsin fans are set for a white out at the Kohl Center in the biggest game of the year to date. The teams have played annually since 1958 and the Badgers lead 70-59 all-time against the Golden Eagles.

Expect the biggest crowd of the early season when Wisconsin and Marquette tip off at 11:30 a.m. CT on Saturday.

Shaka Smart had to be held back as benches cleared during a skirmish with Bill Self at Maui Invitational

This was INTENSE.

Tensions were high between No. 4 Marquette head coach Shaka Smart and No. 1 Kansas head coach Bill Self during the 2023 Maui Invitational Semifinals.

During the first half, Kansas senior Kevin McCullar hit a 3-point shot and, as the two teams went into a break for a media timeout, it wasn’t long before both benches cleared.

While it wasn’t initially clear what caused the skirmish, the two teams were eventually separated and both of the coaches were issued off-setting technical fouls. NCAA referee Roger Ayers then huddled with Self and Smart in an effort to de-escalate the conflict.

But the two sides remained heated and ESPN clearly captured Self saying the word “unbelievable” after the interaction.

After the game, which Marquette won 73-59, Smart offered his take on what happened during his exchange with McCullar (via KansasCity.com):

“He played at Texas Tech and he always has brought an edge that is different. He’s always enjoyed having a dialogue with me. He probably does that with all coaches. That kind of started the little dust-up. Their bench got involved. Our bench got involved. At the end of the day it really had very little to do with the game.”

Self, meanwhile, didn’t want to talk about the incident after the game but he told reporters that he doubted Smart provided an accurate summary.

For what it is worth: The two coaches and their teams have not seen eye-to-eye for more than a decade. Back in 2011, VCU (then coached by Smart) faced Kansas in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. Before the game, Marcus and Markieff Morris had an altercation with VCU in the tunnel.

Smart was later hired by Texas, and for many years, he and Self battled for recruits and conference titles in the Big 12. Three of Smart’s highest-ranked wins have come against Self and Kansas, per ESPN.

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