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March Madness 2023: Results from NCAA Tournament games in Des Moines

March Madness 2023: Results from NCAA Tournament games in Des Moines
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOME BIG NAME FANS. THE GAMES TIPPED OFF WITH KANSAS TAKING ON HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WHERE SOME HOOPS FANS WERE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HOWARD BISON ALUMS LIKE. IT MAY BE HARD TO SEE, BUT THE WOMAN IN THE CENTER OF THE SCREEN IS VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS. SHE IS OUR BISON IN CHIEF. WE CAUGHT HOWARD ALUMS WHO ARE NOT SURPRISED THE VICE PRESIDENT DROPPED INTO THE GAME. HQ YOU BISON ALWAYS SUPPORT BISON. WE ARE HERE IN NUMBERS THERE LIKE THREE OR FOUR BUSSES OF US. I DROVE 16 HOURS TO GET HERE. BISON ALUMS CAN’T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE PRIDE THEY FEEL WITH THEIR SMALL SCHOOL FROM THEIR SMALL CONFERENCE SQUARING OFF WITH THE SO-CALLED BLUE BLOODS OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL PRIDE, THEY DOUBLE DOWN ON KNOWING THE VICE PRESIDENT IS ALSO INSIDE WELLS FARGO ARENA, CHEERING FOR HER BELOVED ALMA MATER. THAT MAKES IT EVEN BETTER. YOU KNOW, IT’S A IT’S A TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY, A GREAT ALUMNI BASE, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT SAYS IT ALL, HEY, THE CROWD WAS DEFINITELY LEANING TOWARD KANSAS AND THEY WERE HOPING TO SEE SOME FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE JAYHAWKS. BUT THEY WERE STILL EXCITED TO SEE THE VICE PRESIDENT, EVEN THOUGH HER VISIT BROUGHT ALONG A CHALLENGE OR TWO. I TURNED TV LAST NIGHT. YEAH, IT’D BE GREAT TO SEE HER. WE JUST RAN INTO HER MOTORCADE AND SLOWED IT DOWN, GETTING HERE, THE HOWARD TEAM FANS AND ALUMS DID NOT GET THE OUTCOME THEY WANTED. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THEY ARE STILL PROUD THEIR TEAM DID NOT BACK DOWN FROM THE BIG BOYS AT WELLS FARGO ARENA. MARCUS MCINTOSH. KC
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March Madness 2023: Results from NCAA Tournament games in Des Moines
Madness was limited in the six 2023 NCAA Tournament games played in Des Moines. In session one March 16 at sold-out Wells Fargo Arena, No. 1 Kansas beat No. 16 Howard, 96-68, and No. 8 Arkansas beat No. 9 Illinois, 73-63. Session two saw No. 2 Texas beat No. 15 Colgate, 73-63, and No. 10 Penn State beat No. 7 Texas A&M, 76-59. Session three on March 18 saw No. 8 Arkansas upset No. 1 Kansas, 72-71. In game two of the night, No. 2 Texas beat No. 10 Penn State, 71-66.Previously:If you go Wells Fargo Arena uses mobile ticketing. Make sure to add tickets to your phone's digital wallet and have your tickets pulled up when you approach the ticket scanners.All concession stands and merchandise stands are cashless, so be prepared to use a debit or credit card.The Wells Fargo Arena bag policy states that small clutches larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches will not be allowed inside the arena. You can learn about Wells Fargo Arena's event policies here. Parking for the NCAA Tournament in Des MoinesParking is available at the Iowa Events Center lot for $10. Parking is also available on the street and in parking garages.Des Moines parking meters use a new digital system called ParkDSM, which allows users to pay for parking on an app. You can find more information on ParkDSM on the city's website.Weather forecast in Des MoinesFriday: High of 33 degrees with a 20% chance of snow showersSaturday: Mostly cloudy with a high of 28 degrees and a 20% chance of precipitation Downtown Des Moines road closures Through 11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18:Lanes reduced on 2nd Avenue between Park and Crocker streets Center Street closed from 2nd Avenue to 3rd Street3rd Street southbound from Crocker Street has been reduced to one laneCrocker Street closed from 3rd Street to 5th AvenueCourt Avenue closed from 2nd Avenue to 3rd Street

Madness was limited in the six 2023 NCAA Tournament games played in Des Moines.

In session one March 16 at sold-out Wells Fargo Arena, No. 1 Kansas beat No. 16 Howard, 96-68, and No. 8 Arkansas beat No. 9 Illinois, 73-63. Session two saw No. 2 Texas beat No. 15 Colgate, 73-63, and No. 10 Penn State beat No. 7 Texas A&M, 76-59.

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Session three on March 18 saw No. 8 Arkansas upset No. 1 Kansas, 72-71. In game two of the night, No. 2 Texas beat No. 10 Penn State, 71-66.

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If you go

Wells Fargo Arena uses mobile ticketing. Make sure to add tickets to your phone's digital wallet and have your tickets pulled up when you approach the ticket scanners.

All concession stands and merchandise stands are cashless, so be prepared to use a debit or credit card.

The Wells Fargo Arena bag policy states that small clutches larger than 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches will not be allowed inside the arena.

You can learn about Wells Fargo Arena's event policies .

Parking for the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines

Parking is available at the Iowa Events Center lot for $10. Parking is also available on the street and in parking garages.

Des Moines parking meters use a new digital system called ParkDSM, which allows users to pay for parking on an app. You can find more information on ParkDSM on the city's .

Weather forecast in Des Moines

  • Friday: High of 33 degrees with a 20% chance of snow showers
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a high of 28 degrees and a 20% chance of precipitation

Downtown Des Moines road closures

Through 11:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18:

  • Lanes reduced on 2nd Avenue between Park and Crocker streets
  • Center Street closed from 2nd Avenue to 3rd Street
  • 3rd Street southbound from Crocker Street has been reduced to one lane
  • Crocker Street closed from 3rd Street to 5th Avenue
  • Court Avenue closed from 2nd Avenue to 3rd Street