Lansing resident Bill Keller smiles as his wife Elaina Keller looks at her tickets March 27, 2015, before the East Regional semi final round of the NCAA tournament at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. Erin Hampton/The State News
—Witnessing the first Final Four appearance by the men's basketball team since 2010 Saturday is going to require a major sacrifice of a person's wallet, as the ticket and hotel prices for this weekend is increasing at an alarming rate.
For anyone planning on taking I-69 down to Indianapolis before the 6:09 p.m. tipoff when the Spartans take on the Duke Blue Devils, be prepared to shack up outside of the downtown area.
As of Monday, the closest available hotel room near Lucas Oil Stadium is at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville, Indiana, two hours away from the site of the national semifinals. If a room does become available to purchase for the weekends, it'll cost fans 89 percent more than if they purchased it a week ago.
The cheapest seats inside the stadium are set at $590.25 by StubHub.com at the lowest if one decides to purchases tickets for only Saturday's contest. If fans decide to go to the national semifinals and the national championship game Monday tickets will cost $788.57, according to StubHub.
MSU athletics communications director John Lewandowski wrote in a press release that the ticket requests exceeded MSU’s allotment (3,200 tickets).
"While we cannot determine what requests will be filled until after the 5 p.m. deadline, we estimate that as of 10 a.m. we will not be able to accommodate requests from Spartan Fund donors at the Green and White Club Level ($500 annual contribution) and University donors at the Presidents Club Level ($10,000 lifetime giving to MSU) and lower," Lewandowski said. "We encourage these fans to pursue other avenues to secure tickets."
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