Question about how ticketing for Thursday's game(s) works

Submitted by FrankMurphy on

I'm an SF Bay Area Wolverine and I'm making the trip down to LA this Thursday to take my son to his first Michigan Basketball game. I had to buy tickets to both games (Gonzaga vs. Florida State being the other one), but because I'm flying down and back on the same day so that my son doesn't have to miss more than a day of school, I'm not planning on attending the later game.

Does anyone know if the later game has its own ticket stubs (which would allow me to sell them separately), or is the same ticket used for admission to both games? I ordered my tickets via StubHub and they're paper tickets that won't arrive until tomorrow.

bluestaffah

March 19th, 2018 at 5:07 PM ^

are in a session and one ticket gets you both games. No in and out or splitting with someone else. You paid a premium to take your son to his first M Bball game. It'll be worth every penny.

dmac24

March 19th, 2018 at 9:56 PM ^

When the Butler fans were leaving their “Dedicated” section I noticed a TON of Sparties at the entrance to their section trying to buy their lower level seats from them for cash. Some Butler guys got $50/60 bucks for the ticket. I guess the MSU fans bought nose bleed seats and then “Traded up” for the second game. So for you, when you leave, you might be able to hock your tickets to recoup some of the cash on them. Go Blue!

MaizeNBlu628

March 19th, 2018 at 7:25 PM ^

I think the only you can do is if you have really good seats, you could try to sell/give those to a couple Gonzaga/FSU fans that are already inside the gate for the 2nd game.

MaladjustedStrong

March 19th, 2018 at 8:35 PM ^

It's March, and this is a once in a lifer--and you are worried about missing two days of school?

So, you're gonna torture the kid with TWO flights in one day, the airport in and out BS, going to a game, roughing in and out of the stadium parking lot, yadda yadda yadda...

Let the kid have two days off. Geezus why do people have to act like SuperParent American Hero all the time?

In reply to by MaladjustedStrong

FrankMurphy

March 19th, 2018 at 10:27 PM ^

I appreciate your indignation, Mr. Random-Internet-Dude-Who-Just-Joined-The-Site-Yesterday-And-Thinks-It's-Okay-To-Tell-People-He's-Never-Met-How-To-Parent, but my son already missed ten days of school earlier in the year, so I'm trying to keep further absences to a minimum.

ReverendBlueJeans

March 20th, 2018 at 2:16 AM ^

I'm not sure how they'll do it at Staples but last year in Salt Lake I waited outside Vivint and bought tickets from some Northwestern fans who were leaving. All they had to do was scan their ticket for re-entry and you could use it to get back in. They didn't care who was using the ticket as long as it was only one person per ticket.

Depending how the Michigan game goes, I might try to sell mine for the second game outside the arena. It cost me almost $300. So trying to get $50 or so back seems like a worthwhile endeavor....hoping to put it toward another ticket Saturday!

ole luther

March 20th, 2018 at 8:58 AM ^

Took my son and daughter to their first football game at ages 7 & 8.  Bpought them each a shirt from the event.  Of course they wore them until outgrown but I was sure that they saved them until old enough to understand their nostalgic importance.  They are now 29 & 30 yrs old and still have those shirts in the hopes to pass them on to their own children....(if that ever happens).

Just a thought.

MaizeRage89

March 20th, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^

And they clearly state NO READMITTANCE on the ticket. I’m also from the Bay Area and my daughter missed a ton of school from the fires so we are making a day trip out of it too. Go Blue