A couple Missouri Valley Conference schools will be part of U.S. Bank Stadium’s first basketball event.
Drake will face North Dakota State and Northern Iowa will battle South Dakota State on Dec. 1 as part of the inaugural U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic. The two-day event begins Nov. 30 with Minnesota against Oklahoma State and St. Thomas against Wisconsin–River Falls.
It’ll be a basketball trial run for the Minnesota Vikings’ new home, which is set to host its first Final Four next March. The stadium, which opened in July 2016, has already hosted the 2018 Super Bowl and a few Golden Gophers baseball games, in addition to the Vikings.