The Missouri Valley Conference will conduct its 31st St. Louis-based postseason men’s basketball tournament when the State Farm MVC Tournament takes the hardwood at Enterprise Center, on Thursday-Sunday, March 4-7, 2021. The State Farm MVC Tournament, also known uniquely as “Arch Madness” to Valley fans, will be played at Enterprise Center for the 27th time.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Central on Thursday, February 25, single-game tickets for the quarterfinals, semifinals and the championship contest will go on sale via TicketMaster.com. All tickets – sold in two-, three- and four-ticket pods -- will be digital and available on guests’ mobile devices. Mobile ticketing will allow for no-touch scanning of tickets at entry.
Limited lower-bowl seating will be available at $35/game on Friday and $40/game on Saturday and Sunday, while a total of 500 socially distanced, upper-deck tickets per contest will be available at $25/game on Friday and $30/game on Saturday and Sunday.
As a response to health and safety protocols, all nine games of the tournament will be treated as separate sessions, and below is the new tournament schedule. The official bracket for the tournament will be announced either Saturday night, February 27, or Sunday morning, February 28:
Thursday, March 4
Game #1 -- #9 Seed vs. #8 Seed – 5:08 p.m. Central
Game #2 -- #10 Seed vs. #7 Seed – 8:08 p.m. Central
Friday, March 5
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. #1 Seed – 11:08 a.m. Central
Game #4 -- #5 Seed vs. #4 Seed – 2:08 p.m. Central
Game #5 – Winner Game #2 vs. #2 Seed – 5:08 p.m. Central
Game #6 -- #6 Seed vs. #3 Seed – 8:08 p.m. Central
Saturday, March 6
Game #7 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4 – 12:05 p.m. Central
Game #8 – Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 – 3:05 p.m. Central
Sunday, March 7
Game #9 – Winner Game #7 vs. Winner Game #8 – 1:10 p.m. Central
In addition, Enterprise Center will be cleared of fans as soon as possible upon each contest’s conclusion with the exception of the championship game on March 7, so that disinfecting and sanitization can occur prior to doors opening for the next contest.
Important changes to the game day experience at Enterprise Center also include: face coverings which must be worn at all times, bags no longer permitted and the facility is a now cash-free environment. The complete list of new guidelines and procedures can be found at enterprisecenter.com/safety.
For more information about the State Farm MVC Tournament, please visit ArchMadness.com.
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