Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse University announced that it has fewer than 1,000 tickets available for its men’s basketball game against Duke before it reaches its traditional sellout crowd of 35,446.

The teams are scheduled to play on Saturday, Feb. 23, at either 6 or 8 p.m. The game between two of the country’s most prominent college basketball programs is a likely candidate for ESPN College Gameday and is the marquee sporting event in Central New York this winter. Duke is currently ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 and has players projected as the top two options in next year’s NBA Draft.

Syracuse hit the 35,446 mark both times it played Duke in the Carrier Dome on a Saturday, which happened in 2014 and 2015. Since the Carrier Dome is the biggest home arena in the country, the games own the record for largest on-campus crowd in college basketball history.

Ticket prices for the game on Ticketmaster range from $75 in the sections farthest from the floor to a resale request of $1,500 for courtside seats. The university announcement indicated that groups of 15 can purchases the tickets for $55 each.

The teams are set to meet on Monday at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Arena. Ticket prices for that meeting on Ticketmaster range from $328 to $662.

The Blue Devils have won the last two games in a series that has already produced a huge number of remarkable moments, including a buzzer-beater from John Gillon and a charge call on C.J. Fair that sent Jim Boeheim into a memorable jacket-shedding sprint down the sidelines. Duke also ended Syracuse’s season in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last year.

The Duke game is the centerpiece of a big three-day stretch for Syracuse basketball fans.

The school also has the potential to set an attendance record during its women’s basketball game on Monday, Feb. 25. The Orange face No. 1 and defending national champion Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Syracuse already has sold 10,000 tickets to that game, which will be broadcast on ESPN2 as part of the network’s Big Monday. The women’s basketball attendance record is 11,021, which was set when Notre Dame visited in 2017.

Tickets to the women’s basketball game are $10 for adults and $5 for youth and senior citizens. The school is selling blocks of 500 or more to corporate or community groups at a special price.

Tickets to both basketball games can be purchased through Syracuse at Cuse.com or 1-888-DOME-TIX.

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