Cincinnati has laid out the ticket plan for all three of its men’s basketball exhibition games, with dates and access windows now set for season ticket holders and the general public.
The Bearcats open exhibition play against Ohio State at 3 p.m. Oct. 7 in the CareSource Invitational at Lindner Family Tennis Center.
That matchup is part of a doubleheader, with Dayton and Xavier meeting in the second game at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for Cincinnati’s game with the Buckeyes are already on sale through Ticketmaster.
Cincinnati’s other two exhibitions will be played at Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats face 2026 Final Four team Illinois on Oct. 17 and then host Oakland on Oct. 27.
For the Illinois game, all Cincinnati season ticket holders must buy their tickets and parking. The ticket office will send invoices through https://am.ticketmaster.com/bearcats/invoice on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and season ticket holders will have until Wednesday, Sept. 16 to purchase their regular-season tickets and/or parking locations. Any unsold tickets will then be released to the public.
Season ticket holders will also get a 24-hour upgrade window on Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22 to move into or buy any open inventory. Whatever remains after that goes on sale to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Student ticketing information for that game will come later.
The Oakland exhibition follows a different setup. Season ticket holders will receive their regular-season ticket and parking locations free of charge, and those seats and parking spots will be available in their accounts by Thursday, Oct.
- Any remaining inventory will also go on sale to the public on Wednesday, Sept.
Student ticketing information for the Oakland game will be released closer to the date.
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