A crowd of more than 30,000 is expected for the 2005 Syracuse Regional
2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Syracuse Regional Begins Thursday
3/23/2005 9:01:28 AM | Men's Basketball
Syracuse University is proud to host the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Syracuse Regional in the Carrier Dome beginning Thursday, March 24 through Sunday, March 27, 2005. The following information is intended to make your attendance at this NCAA Championship event as smooth as possible.
Open Practices – Thursday, March 24, 2005 - 12 noon to 4:00 pm.
The community is invited to attend the open practice sessions. There is no admission charge. If you plan to attend any of the open practice sessions, there will be limited free parking within walking distance of the Carrier Dome in the Stadium West lots. Better parking options for Thursday are the shuttle buses running from the Skytop lot, or the OnTrack train running from both Armory Square - $4 round trip plus parking, or the Carousel Center Mall - $5 round trip with free parking. The Carrier Dome will open at 11 am and close after the last practice at 4 pm. Concessions and merchandise stands will be open throughout the Dome.
The Thursday open practice schedule is as follows:
11:00 am Carrier Dome gates open
12:00 pm North Carolina State
1:00 pm Villanova
2:10 pm Wisconsin
3:10 pm North Carolina
Tickets
Tickets for both sessions of the Syracuse Regional are still available for $90 at the Carrier Dome Box Office. Subject to availability, individual session tickets - $45 for Friday’s semifinal doubleheader and $45 for Sunday’s Regional final will be sold beginning Thursday, March 24th at 1:00 pm at the Carrier Dome Box Office at Gate B. Every person, regardless of age, must have a ticket or valid credential to enter the Carrier Dome for this NCAA Championship event. The price of tickets or parking will not be refunded for any reason.
Schedule
Friday, March 25 – Regional Semifinal Doubleheader
5:30 p.m. Carrier Dome gates open
7:27 p.m. 1st Game – North Carolina State vs. Wisconsin
30 minutes following 2nd Game - Villanova vs. North Carolina
Saturday, March 26 – The Carrier Dome is CLOSED
Sunday March 27 – Regional Championship
2 hours prior to tipoff Carrier Dome gates open
TBA Regional Championship game (game time will be announced on Friday after the Regional Semifinal doubleheader)
Transportation
The NCAA and Syracuse University STRONGLY URGE you to arrive early as possible in order to avoid any traffic delays, as we expect a crowd in excess of 30,000. If you have pre-purchased NCAA Regional parking passes use either downtown Exit 18 of I-81, or as an alternative use the Teall Ave Exit 14 of I-690 for north and east campus lots, or the Brighton Ave Exit 17 of I-81 or Exit 1 of I-481 to get to Skytop or Manley. If you have not pre-purchased parking, then go to Skytop via Exit 1 of I-481 and park and ride for $10 per car, or go to either the Carousel Mall via Exit 23 of I-81, park free and ride the OnTrack train for $5 round trip or to Armory Square via the West Street Exit 12 of I-690 and ride the OnTrack train round trip for $4. NOTE: SU Basketball season parking passes are not valid for this NCAA Championship event.
Security
Due to tighter security requirements, the following items are prohibited at any session of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: all large bags, backpacks, duffel bags, video cameras, artificial noisemakers, air horns, electronic instruments, laser pointers, large signs, (small, one person signs are permissible as long as they can be held by one individual, do not block anyone’s view and are in good taste), flags, banners, promotional items with commercial slogans, logos, such as newspapers, handbills, flyers, etc., all firearms, explosives, bottles, cans, coolers or other containers, except in cases of medical needs certified by a physician. Other items may also be added to this list to ensure your safety.
Please do not bring any of these items to the Carrier Dome. Smaller articles will be subject to physical search at all open gates for every session of the Syracuse Regional, including the open practice day on Thursday, March 24. There will not be a checkroom for prohibited items and you will be instructed to return to your home, hotel or vehicle to store any prohibited items. Also, there will not be trash receptacles placed outside the Carrier Dome.
The following items WILL BE permitted to be brought inside the Carrier Dome at any session of the Syracuse Regional (including the open practice day on Thursday, March 24): Small purses, binoculars (and cases), non-professional still cameras (and cases), stadium seat cushions, cellular phones, pagers, and small “Walkman type” televisions and radios. Video cameras are permitted on the Thursday open practice day, but ARE NOT permitted on the Friday and Sunday days of competition. Patrons with any of these items should expect to be asked by security search personnel to step out of the ingress line and have the items inspected. We ask that you please cooperate with all security personnel, as it is in everyone’s best interest to do so.
Questions concerning this information should be directed to the Carrier Dome Management Office at 315-443-4634.
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