UPDATE: The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Saturday that it will host a free watch party on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for its national championship game against LSU.
The plan is the same as what was preempted by weather on Friday, but the time is not. The party gets started at 1:30 p.m., an hour before the tip against the Tigers in Dallas.
With tickets to the game at American Airlines Center running at $400-plus as of this morning, you can’t beat the price of admission for this gathering of Hawkeyes fans: Free. And the parking is, too.
Iowa (31-6) advanced to the program’s first national championship game with wins over Southeastern Louisiana and Georgia in Iowa City; Colorado and Louisville in Seattle; and previously unbeaten, top-ranked South Carolina in Dallas.
EARLIER UPDATE: The Hawkeyes’ Final Four watch party at Carver-Hawkeye Arena has been canceled due to the threat of severe weather on Friday.
EARLIER UPDATE: The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Monday that it will host a free Final Four watch party on Friday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for its national semifinal game versus South Carolina.
Doors will open at 7:30 p.m., one hour before tipoff at 8:30 p.m. in Dallas.
Fans will view the game on the jumbotron from the east side of the arena, but no floor access will be available due to construction.
Admission is free, and so is parking.
Iowa (30-6) advanced to the program’s second Final Four with wins over Southeastern Louisiana and Georgia in Iowa City, and Colorado and Louisville in Seattle.
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