Following the Kentucky basketball team to Milwaukee? How to get NCAA Tournament tickets

For Kentucky basketball fans planning to make the trip to Milwaukee to watch the first NCAA Tournament game of the Mark Pope era, there are multiple options to purchase tickets.

No. 3 seed Kentucky will face No. 14 seed Troy on Friday (7:10 p.m.). The winner of that game will face the winner of No. 6 seed Illinois and the No. 11 seed play-in game between Texas and Xavier (9:45 p.m.). Milwaukee will also host first weekend games in the South region between No. 3 seed Iowa State and No. 14 seed Lipscomb (1:30 p.m.) and No. 6 seed Ole Miss and the winner of the 11-seed play-in game between San Diego State and North Carolina (4:05 p.m).

Second-round game times will be announced after Friday’s games.

The priority deadline for K Fund members to request tickets in UK’s limited pool of NCAA Tournament tickets was Friday. Emails will be sent Monday, March 17, to confirm whether a request for tickets was granted. There are no UK student tickets available for the first- and second-round games, which take place during the university’s spring break.

Public tickets for the games in Milwaukee may be purchased at NCAA.com/MBBTickets. Fans will find complete ticket information there for all NCAA sites, including information about the NCAA Ticket Exchange (NCAA.com/Exchange), the official secondary marketplace for authentic NCAA Tournament tickets.

This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM.

Jon Hale

Lexington Herald-Leader

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Jon Hale is the University of Kentucky football beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. He joined the Herald-Leader in 2022 but has covered UK athletics for more than 10 years. Hale was named the 2021 Kentucky Sportswriter of the Year. Support my work with a digital subscription