
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 22, 1995                   TAG: 9503220064
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-1   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: NEW RIVER VALLEY BUREAU
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LOOKING FOR NIT TICKETS?

Tickets for the Hokies' quarterfinal game against the Aggies of New Mexico State are still on sale at the Virginia Tech ticket office. The office reopens today at 9 a.m. and should stay open until game time tonight.

"Sales have been very brisk," Tom McNeer, ticket manager, said at around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. "We've only got two days to sell them. We haven't eaten lunch yet."

As he spoke, a worker handed him a note, with "We're hungry" scrawled across it.

By the time the office closed at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Tech had sold more than 5,500 seats. Cassell Coliseum holds nearly 10,000 people.

Tickets cost $10 for the public and $5 for Tech students for the 7:30 p.m. game.

McNeer said anyone interested in tickets for tonight's game should pick them up in the morning if possible - he's expecting a line close to game time.

McNeer said he expects a good crowd, especially with the students back in town. When Tech played Clemson University last Friday, the stands were packed, and the students were on spring break.

The difference in a weekend game and a weekday game could make a difference in crowd size, but devoted fans shouldn't take any chances.

The game also will be televised on ESPN.

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