RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Wednesday that the March 5 men's basketball game against Tarleton is now part of the Bert Ogden Arena Series presented by the City of Edinburg, with a start time of 7 p.m.
 
The game will serve as Coach Lew Hill Tribute Night. The first 500 fans in attendance will receive commemorative t-shirts honoring Coach Hill. There will also be tributes to Coach Hill throughout the game.
 
The second game against Tarleton, on March 6 at 7 p.m., will be contested at the UTRGV Fieldhouse. 
 
Tickets for the March 5 game are on sale now at BertOgdenArena.com.
 
Season ticket holders will receive digital tickets via the AXS app or can pick up their physical tickets on game day at the Bert Ogden Arena box office by contacting the UTRGV Ticket Sales and Operations team of Carlos Munoz and Tiffany Ochoa at tickets@utrgv.edu.
 
Bert Ogden Arena will be allowing approximately 1,200 fans to attend the game to allow for proper social distancing. UTRGV faculty and staff can enter their email addresses at checkout to receive a 20 percent discount. Current UTRGV students can pick up their tickets for free by showing their UTRGV student ID at the Bert Ogden Arena box office starting at 6 p.m. on game day.
 
For a complete list of game day protocols, including safety measures, visit BertOgdenArena.com/BOA-Safety-Sanitation.
 
The game coincides with UTRGV's annual Festival of International Books & Arts (FESTIBA), an educational and entertaining event that promotes literacy and appreciation of reading for all ages, which concludes with book distribution on March 5 from 3-6 p.m. in the Bert Ogden Arena parking lot.
 
The book distribution, which is a collaboration between UTRGV, the South Texas Literacy Coalition, Bert Ogden Arena, the City of Edinburg, and the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library, is a drive-through event during which more than 8,000 books will be distributed for free. The first 500 families will also have the option of receiving a voucher for a free ticket to the March 5 game.
 
Access to books from an early age is the key to childhood development. Families are asked to remain in their vehicles and masks are required.
 
For a complete schedule of FESTIBA events, visit UTRGV.edu/FESTIBA.

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