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| venue_name = Mackey Arena
| venue_name = Mackey Arena
| location = West Lafayette, Indiana
| location = West Lafayette, Indiana
| opened = September 15, 1974
| opened = December 2, 1967
| other_names = n/a
| other_names = Purdue Arena (1967-72)
| tenants = [[Indiana Pacers]] (1974-99)<br/>[[Indianapolis Racers]] (1974-78)
| tenants = [[Purdue Boilermakers]] (1967-present)
}}
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'''Market Square Arena''' was an indoor arena in Indianapolis. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530 for basketball and 15,993 for ice hockey. Seating capacity for concerts and other events was adjusted by the use of large curtains which sealed off the upper rows.  
'''Mackey Arena''' is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Part of the Purdue University campus, it is home to the university's basketball teams and occasionally hosts home games for the volleyball and wrestling teams. The arena opened in 1967 as a replacement for Lambert Fieldhouse.  


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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| [[Purdue Boilermakers vs. Louisville Cardinals (December 11, 1976)|Program]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers vs. Louisville Cardinals (December 11, 1976)|Program]]
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==See also==
*[[List of National Basketball Association venues]]


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[[Category: Venues in Indiana]]
[[Category: Venues in Indiana]]
[[Category: Active venues]]
[[Category: Active venues]]
[[Category: Venues opened in 1974]]
[[Category: Venues opened in 1967]]
[[Category: Venues closed in 1999]]
[[Category: Purdue Boilermakers venues]]
[[Category: Indiana Pacers venues]]
[[Category: Indianapolis Racers venues]]

Revision as of 15:23, 6 January 2023

Mackey Arena
Location West Lafayette, Indiana
Opened December 2, 1967
Other Names Purdue Arena (1967-72)
Tenants Purdue Boilermakers (1967-present)

Mackey Arena is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Part of the Purdue University campus, it is home to the university's basketball teams and occasionally hosts home games for the volleyball and wrestling teams. The arena opened in 1967 as a replacement for Lambert Fieldhouse.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
College basketball December 11, 1976 Purdue Boilermakers vs. Louisville Cardinals Program
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