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Elite Eight tickets at Sprint Center spike in price following Kansas’ berth

Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas fans will have to dig deep into their pockets if they want to attend Saturday’s Elite Eight matchup against Oregon.

Following the Jayhawks’ 98-66 routing of the Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday, Elite Eight tickets at Sprint Center have skyrocketed in price on the resale market. On TicketIQ, the average resale price for Saturday’s game is now $652. That marks a 36 percent increase from the game’s $481 average on Thursday afternoon.

For those looking for the cheapest tickets, the current get-in price is $244. That is more than $100 higher than Thursday’s $140 asking price. The most expensive tickets are listed in Section 106, Row 1 for a cool $3,084 each.

While those prices have skyrocketed in the last 24 hours, it appears that fans are willing to pay those premiums, as the average sales price following the Jayhawks’ win has reached $456 per ticket.

To compare, last season’s Elite Eight contest between Kansas and Villanova at KFC Yum! Center averaged $142 a ticket, making this year’s game more than three times more expensive on average. The cheapest ticket last season fetched for $31.

Tickets for the Elite Eight game on Saturday have been sold out via the Sprint Center Box Office and Ticketmaster for quite some time, and many have found their way into resale market platforms. As of Friday afternoon more than 1,800 tickets are available on TicketIQ, which is roughly 10 percent of Sprint Center’s capacity (18,972).

Oregon advances to the regional finals after defeating Michigan in a thriller on Thursday night. This will be the Ducks’ seventh Elite Eight appearance in school history and second straight after advancing to play Oklahoma last season. Kansas makes its 23rd appearance in the Elite Eight and will look to improve on its 14-8 record.

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