Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates with teammates after defeating LSU in an Elite Eight game during the NCAA Tournament on April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y.The average price paid for a ticket on the resale market this week was twice as high for the NCAA women’s Final Four compared with that for the men’s semi-finals, according to a technology company that analyzes prices across multiple platforms.
The women’s games Friday match Iowa against Connecticut and South Carolina against North Carolina State at 19,432-seat Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. Including data from sales made a month ago and longer, the average price for the women’s semi-finals is US$1,131.78, compared with US$400.29 for the same period in 2023.
A ticket to the women’s championship game on Sunday was selling for an average of US$1,110.63 this week. The average ticket to the men’s title game Monday was selling for US$646.45.