Lucas Oil Stadium was transformed into a large basketball arena on Monday and Tuesday.
“We’re expecting to push our capacity. We think there’s going to be around 35,000 people,” stadium director Eric Neuburger told WISHTV News.
It will be interesting to see how Kentucky’s players, particularly three-point shooters like Koby Brea, respond to a dome setting.
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“We’re expecting to push our capacity… around 35,000 people.”
We got a first look at the March Madness court inside Lucas Oil Stadium today. Officials are expecting a packed house this weekend!@WISHNews8 | @LucasOilStadium | @IndSportsCorp pic.twitter.com/ejozdYhbeH
— Angela Moryan (@AngelaMoryanTV) March 25, 2025
The court’s going in now! Lucas Oil Stadium gets ready to host the Midwest Regional Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games this weekend.
Story on the special installation coming up tonight on @WISHNews8 pic.twitter.com/UV5NePDu8w
— Angela Moryan (@AngelaMoryanTV) March 25, 2025
Still can’t believe the Sweet 16 is being played at the Colts’ Lucas Oil Stadium instead of the Pacers’ Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
This is an absurd set-up… #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/NKgjYZQ5L9
— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) March 24, 2025
Here’s a first look at the assembly of the court for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 here inside Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s made of 262 panels of first-grade northern hard maple. @FOX59 @CBS4Indy pic.twitter.com/NW5iW9MMe9
— Eric Graves (@ReporterEric) March 25, 2025
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