Oct. 29, 2007

Champaign, Ill. - After the first day of single-game sales for men's basketball tickets, Fighting Illini fans are closing in on selling out the entire season. The Illini open the 2007-08 season with a streak of 45 consecutive sellouts, and the regular-season opener against Northeastern is closing in on status very quickly. Here are the tickets remaining for regular-season games as of 3:30 p.m. today (Monday, Oct. 29). The two exhibition games against Quincy and Kentucky Wesleyan each have around 450 tickets remaining.

Northeastern - 50
Weber State - 30
Western Carolina - 1550
Miami (OH) - 975
Loyola (MD) - 400
Tennessee State - 90

Tickets available for these games are $22 each and can be purchased in person at the UI Athletics Ticket Office at the Assembly Hall, online at www.fightingillini.com, or by phone at 217-333-3470 or 866-ILLINI-1.

Tickets for the United Center Lexus December to Remember Classic doubleheader in Chicago on Dec. 8 featuring the men's game versus Arizona and the women's game against Chicago State are currently available through Ticketmaster and the Ticketmaster web site. Tickets for the game on Dec. 8 cost $25 each.