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St. Rita, Marist Basketball Teams To Square Off At United Center

Prep basketball rivals on the South Side will play their Jan. 15 game at the Chicago Bulls' home stadium.

The St. Rita-Marist basketball game scheduled for Jan. 15, 2020 will take place at the United Center.
The St. Rita-Marist basketball game scheduled for Jan. 15, 2020 will take place at the United Center. (Jonah Meadows/Patch)

CHICAGO — A South Side of Chicago prep basketball rivalry will get its largest stage yet next month when the St. Rita Mustangs take on the Marist Redhawks at the United Center, home of the NBA's Chicago Bulls. The St. Rita-Marist showdown will begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15 and the Bulls will host the Washington Wizards later that night at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the high school game will also serve as admission to the NBA game, according to the St. Rita Athletic Department. They also come at half the face value cost of the Bulls game: $68 each for Section 107, $48 each for Section 211 and $23 each for sections 307, 308 and 311. Tickets can be bought here.

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All fans for the Rita game will be in the 100 section and fans remaining for the Bulls game can stay on that level and watch Bulls-Wizards warm-ups until 5:30 p.m., when all fans will need to get to their seats for the night contest.

Once the St. Rita game is over, all fans can remain in the 100 level while the NBA players warm-up until 5:30 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. everyone must go to their actual seat for the Bulls game.

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