University of Minnesota Athletics
Tickets for 2011 Old Spice Classic On Sale Now
8/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Aug. 16, 2011
Tickets for the 2011 Old Spice Classic are now available. The sixth annual Old Spice Classic will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 24, 25 and 27, at HP Fieldhouse at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.
Fans can purchase tickets to all six sessions (12 games) for $100 each, or single-session tickets (two games) for $20 each. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or through walk-up at the ESPN Wide World of Sports® Complex Box Office.
Fans can also purchase official travel packages, which include game tickets and official team hotel accommodations, by going to www.AnthonyTravel.com or by calling 1-800-736-6377. ESPN2 will air the majority of the Old Spice Classic, including the entire opening day and the championship game. A total of 11 games will be televised on ESPN networks.
The field for the sixth annual Old Spice Classic will include Arizona State, Dayton, DePaul, Fairfield, Indiana State, Minnesota, Texas Tech and Wake Forest. Three of those teams reached postseason in 2011, with Indiana State earning an NCAA Championship berth. Dayton and Fairfield played in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
The tournament consists of 12 games through three days, Nov. 24, 25 and 27. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through a bracket-tournament format. The full schedule is listed below.
For more information about the tournament, please visit the official Web site at http://www.OldSpiceClassic.com, follow on Twitter @OldSpiceClassic and "like" the event on Facebook at facebook.com/OldSpiceClassic. For more information on the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, visit www.espnwwos.com.
2011 Old Spice Classic Schedule (Home team listed second)
| Date | Time (CT) | Game | Network |
| Thursday, Nov. 24 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech vs. Indiana State | ESPN2 |
| 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota vs. DePaul | ESPN2 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dayton vs. Wake Forest | ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Arizona State vs. Fairfield | ESPN2 | |
| Friday, Nov. 25 | 11:00 a.m. | Game 5 (Semifinal #1) | ESPN |
| 1:30 p.m. | Game 6 | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Game 7 (Semifinal #2) | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Game 8 | ESPNU | |
| Sunday, Nov. 27 | 10:30 a.m. | Game 9 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Game 10 | ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Game 11 | ESPN2 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | Game 12 (Championship) | ESPN2 |
