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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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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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Tar Heels can’t slow down DJ Burns or DJ Horne, fall in ACC Championship

RJ Davis and Armando Bacot stepped up again for UNC. No one else did, while NC State had four starters score in double-digits to win.

Before the ACC Championship game even started, I said that UNC players besides RJ Davis and Armando Bacot needed to step up in the scoring department.

North Carolina barely scraped by Pitt last night, needing huge efforts from its two stars late. Harrison Ingram, Cormac Ryan and Elliot Cadeau went a combined 5-for 24 from the field.

Davis and Bacot showed out again in Saturday’s championship, but NC State’s stars shined brighter. The Wolfpack won, 84-76, to win its first ACC Tournament since 1987 and head back to the Big Dance for the second consecutive season.

Arizona State transfer DJ Horne, who grew up in Raleigh (NC), led all scorers with 29 points. NC State big man DJ Burns bullied Bacot down lown, winning the battle by scoring 20 points and grabbing four rebounds.

Saturday hero Michael O’Connell scored 10 points, but it was Mohamed Diarra who truly dominated with a 11-point, 14-rebound outing for the Wolfpack.

If not for Davis, the Tar Heels (27-7, 17-3) would’ve lost by a lot more. Davis poured in 30 points, his fourth time reaching the marker this year, by making 10 shots from the field and six free throws.

Bacot also snagged yet another double-double, his 85th career game with on, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Bacot broke a tie with former UVA great Ralph Sampson, now sitting second in the ACC all-time in double-doubles.

Ingram reached 10 points for North Carolina, but he, Ryan and Cadeau combined for an ice-cold, 7-of-26 outing.

UNC never really seemed to get into a rhythm on Saturday, as it saw a significantly hungrier NC State team outplay them in every aspect. The Wolfpack needed to win tonight for a Big Dance berth, while the Tar Heels were just hoping to gain another quality win before a National Championship run.

Both North Carolina and its in-state rivals will discover their NCAA Tournament fate at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 17 for Selection Sunday.

Player of the Game

RJ Davis, who scored 30 points for the fourth time this season.

For the second consecutive night, Davis’ shooting was the major reason UNC was remotely close.

Bacot could also be Player of the Game, as he recorded another double-double, but I felt Davis made more of an impact.

What’s Next?

As part of Selection Sunday, the Tar Heels will find out their first round NCAA Tournament opponent on Sunday, March 17 at 6 p.m. North Carolina will either play on Thursday, March 21 or Friday, March 22.

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A UNC-NC State ACC Championship would clean up in North Carolina

Greensboro, NC is known as Tournament Town. A UNC-NC State ACC Championship would clean up at the Greensboro Coliseum.

While I personally think the ACC Tournament should stay in Greensboro, NC, I understand the conference’s decision to play it at rotating venues.

Playing in Greensboro would give UNC, NC State, Duke and Wake Forest home-court advantages, as no other ACC team resides in North Carolina.  The ACC Tournament has traveled to Atlanta, Ga., New York City and Washington, DC in recent years.

You could make the case for Atlanta and DC creating home-court advantage for Georgia Tech and UVA, respectively, but the college basketball following is nowhere near as large compared to North Carolina.

If sports are truly all about making money, it makes sense to keep the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. Think about tonight’s UNC-NC State ACC Championship game alone. Both schools are within a 75-minute drive and have extremely passionate fanbases. Greensboro would essentially shut down for the day and local business would be boomin’.

But the game is being played in the nation’s capital. Given the ACC Title game is on a Saturday, I’m sure there’ll be plenty fans who make the trip up. I also bet there will be more Carolina blue lining the stands at Capital One Arena, but a strong sea of red, too.

If tonight’s game isn’t packed to the brim, I think the ACC will take a long, hard look at making Greensboro the permanent, future host of its conference basketball tournament.

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UNC and NC State have a brief history in the ACC Tournament

UNC and NC State last met in the ACC Championship during 2007, with the top-seeded Tar Heels beating the 10-seed Wolfpack.

We’re a week out from March and madness is in full swing.

In one of the more competitive conference tournaments so far, the ACC Tourney sported two memorable games on Friday.

First, UNC came back from a 2-point halftime deficit to down Pitt, 72-65, behind a game highlighted by RJ Davis reaching the 2,000-point club. Despite facing a significantly taller Panthers squad, Armando Bacot bullied his opponents for career double-double 84, tallying 19 points and 11 rebounds to tie UVA great Ralph Sampson for second-most in ACC history.

In the nightcap, NC State and UVA battled it out for NCAA Tournament positioning. The Cavaliers appeared to be pulling away late, only for the Wolfpack’s Michael O’Connell to send things into overtime with a 3-pointer as time expired. NC State big man DJ Burns then took over in the extra frame, scoring seven of the Wolfpack’s 15 points.

There you have it – UNC and State for the ACC Championship.

North Carolina swept both regular-season matchups, but the Wolfpack team it’s facing tonight is fighting for a spot in the Big Dance.

These two actually have a brief history in the ACC Tournament. When NC State last made the championship game – in 2007 – it played the Tar Heels.

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The Wolfpack were also a 10-seed back in 2007. That year’s squad was led by the forward trio of Brandon Costner, Gavin Grant and Ben McCauley,who each averaged 14 points per game.

Who was on UNC back then? Future NBA stars Tyler Hansbrough, Brandan Wright, Wayne Ellington and Ty Lawson.

This years’ NC State team is led by Burns and electric guard DJ Horne, who transferred from Arizona State in the offseason.

Saturday night. 8:30 p.m. Two rivals for the ACC Championship.

Time to lock in!

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NC State fans not happy with Kevin Keatts after (another) loss to UNC

NC State fans took to social media to complain about Kevin Keatts after he lost to North Carolina again on Saturday.

For about 20 minutes of gameplay on Saturday, it looked like NC State was primed to pull off an upset in Chapel Hill and spoil the day for North Carolina. But in the second half, the Tar Heels rallied using their defense to force NC State to miss 15-straight shots.

The Tar Heels rallied from that 8-point halftime deficit to sweep the regular season series against the Wolfpack. It was the 55th win in the last 68 meetings for the Tar Heels against the Wolfpack as they have dominated this series for a while now.

After the game, Wolfpack fans took their frustrations to X (formerly Twitter) and complained about Kevin Keatts who was once named ‘A winner’ by the fan base. But now going into the final week of the regular season, NC State has to run the table and win out to avoid missing the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the past six seasons.

Here is what NC State fans are saying on social media about Keatts.

NC State commit Paul McNeil Jr. breaks a North Carolina state scoring record that stood for over seven decades

Paul McNeil Jr. sets a North Carolina scoring record.

You can’t hope to control Paul McNeil Jr. You can only hope to contain him.

That’s the takeaway from McNeil’s performance on Tuesday night, as the North Carolina State commit poured in 71 points for Richmond County (Rockingham, North Carolina). In fact, McNeil by himself outscored the opposition in the win by Rockingham.

The scoring output set a state record, best a mark that had been in place for nearly three-quarters of a century. The previous mark was 67 points set by Bob Poole of Clayton High School (Clayton, North Carolina).

 

Not surprisingly, Richmond County beat Lee County (Sanford, North Carolina) 118-52. With the win, Richmond County has won four straight games and is now 11-5.

 

A four-star guard, McNeil is ranked the No. 62 player in the nation by 247Sports. In the class of 2024, he is the seventh-highest-ranked recruit in North Carolina. He was a highly after recruit, with offers that included Alabama, Georgetown, Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Missouri, St. John’s and Virginia Tech among others.