The fans who flock to Iowa City to witness Caitlin Clark’s history are paying good money to do so.
Sunday afternoon’s Iowa vs. Ohio State women’s basketball game was the most expensive ticket ever for a women’s college hoops or WNBA game. According to ESPN.
Cheapest single ticket as of 9:30am ET on Sunday with vivid seat Ticket prices for this game were $209, but quickly rose to $287 for a 9:45 a.m. ticket.
The most expensive listing at the time was $861 per ticket.
Clark, who has already broken the women’s career scoring record, will break Pete Maravich’s NCAA basketball all-time scoring record on Sunday against the Buckeyes.
She enters this match with 3,650 career points and needs 18 points to surpass Maravich’s mark of 3,667 points.
The 22-year-old, who leads the nation in points per game with 32.2 points, has scored at least 21 points in all 29 games this season for the No. 6 Hawkeyes, who will face revenge on January 21st. Losing in overtime is now No. 2 Buckeyes.
Clark isn’t just influencing tickets to Iowa State games.
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Ticket prices for the Indiana Fever No. 1 pick have soared since she announced Thursday that she would forgo her final year of NCAA eligibility and declare for the 2024 WNBA Draft. with vivid seat The company announced Friday that it has more than doubled from last season.
The average ticket price jumped from $60 to $140.
The Big Ten sold out every game in the Women’s Basketball Conference tournament starting Wednesday in Minneapolis, the first full house in tournament history, according to ESPN.
