CHICAGO (February 21, 2018) – Loyola University Chicago's men's basketball game versus Illinois State on Saturday, Feb. 24 is a sellout. The regular season finale will be televised live to a national audience on ESPN2.
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There are 855 tickets available for Loyola University Chicago students and they will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on Saturday.
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This is the first sellout since Gentile Arena was renovated in 2011. The previous largest announced crowd for a game in the new Gentile was 4,577 versus Wichita State on February 19, 2014. The last game to sell out in the building came when capacity was 5,200 in the original configuration, when 5,392 fans turned out to see the Ramblers battle crosstown rival UIC on February 27, 2003.
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Loyola enters tonight's game at Southern Illinois with a 23-5 overall record and a 13-3 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play.
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Fans can reserve their seat for every game of the 2018-19 season by placing a season ticket deposit now. Deposits are $50 per seat with seating assignments taking place during the summer before the general public. To reserve your seat, click
here.
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