Ticket updates for Hoops, Apple Cup

PULLMAN -- Washington State basketball tickets are moving briskly for the sixth annual Cougar Hardwood Classic in Seattle as well as upcoming games in Pullman with third-ranked Kansas State and 11th-ranked Gonzaga, athletics tickets manager Jessica Young said Wednesday. On the gridiron, there's also an update on the Apple Cup ticket picture.

Young said ticket sales for the Hardwood Classic game with Portland, set for next Tuesday at KeyArena (7:30 p.m., FSN), are running ahead of last year’s pace. The Cougars drew a record 15,341 last December for an overtime win against Louisiana State.

Approximately 1,500 tickets are left for the Dec. 3 game with Kansas State (8 p.m., FSN), said Young, while about 1,100 tickets are still available for the Dec. 8 contest with Gonzaga (8 p.m., FSN).

Young said the Huskies have returned some of their 4,800 allotted tickets and may return more, and about 6,500 tickets remain for the Apple Cup football game Dec. 4 with Washington (4 p.m., Versus).

To purchase tickets, go to www.cougars.com or phone (800) GO-COUGS.