> The Spartans charge the same price for every game at Munn Arena, regardless
> of the opponent.  They fill up the 6255 seats and another 300 standing spots
> every home game regardless, just as the Gophers can make a draw at Mariucci
> whoever they play.
 
Mariucci Arena rarely sells out, though attendance has averaged over 6000 the
last few years.  I have attended games that attracted fewer than 4000 fans.
These have typically been non-conference games scheduled during winter break,
when many student season ticket holders have gone home for the holidays.
 
> The surprise to me is that St. Cloud State commands $8 ticket prices.  That's
> what they were charging last year at Munn for bench seats, a dollar more for
> the chair seats that occupy all of the first five rows.  Michigan State has
> been a little under-aggressive on ticket prices for an outfit that has sold
> out the last 100 regular-season home games.  I expect $10 prices this year.
 
Reserved seats at Mariucci Arena will be $12 this year, I believe (Carol,
please correct me if I am wrong).  These are bench seats, as are all seats in
Mariucci Arena.  Part of the money is committed to costs of building our new
arena, as the state will apporopriate no money for its construction.  In
contrast, St. Cloud's arena was funded entirely by the state.
 
-- Erik
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