Feb. 23, 2009

ATHENS, Ohio - Season ticket holders, would you like to bring a friend to an Ohio men's basketball game? Thursday's showdown with Miami, the 193rd installment of the Battle of the Bricks, is your chance.

As a gesture of thanks from Ohio Athletics, all 2008-09 men's basketball season ticket holders are eligible to bring one guest per season ticket to Thursday's game (i.e. a fan with three season tickets may bring three friends to the game). Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. ET, with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.

Extra tickets may be picked up at the Ohio Ticket Office in advance (open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) or the day of the game. Tickets for guests will be located in section 206. If season ticket holders would like to sit with their guests, they may do so in section 206.

All fans are also encouraged to wear green on Thursday as the Bobcats look for their first regular-season sweep of MU since the 1999-00 season. Green Fever value paks, which contain an official Green Fever t-shirt and approximately $50 in vouchers to local establishments, remain available at a cost of $10.

To purchase a Green Fever value pak, please call (740) 593-4666, or log on to bobcatblitz.com/greenfever.

For further ticket information, please call (800) 575-CATS, or log on to ohiobobcats.com.