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Saturday won't look or sound like Hoosier Hysteria. IHSAA closes state tournament to fans

IHSAA announces precautions and restrictions limiting audiences and handshakes for boys basketball state tournaments and gymnastics meet. Indianapolis Star

High school basketball will go on as scheduled this weekend, though it will hardly look or sound like “Hoosier Hysteria” due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner Bobby Cox announced on Thursday the regional games will be played Saturday, though only “essential personnel, coaches, administrative staff and immediate family of players” will be allowed to attend. Each school will be allotted 75 complimentary tickets aside from the 12 dressed players.

As recently as late Wednesday afternoon, the IHSAA planned to hold the regionals in front of fans, as scheduled.