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San Diego Sports Arena

3500 Sports Arena Blvd

San Diego, CA 92110

Opened: November 17, 1966

San Diego Sports Arena, originally known as San Diego International Sports Arena, then Valley View Casino Center, now called Pechanga Arena, is an indoor arena built in 1966 and located in the Midway area of San Diego, California. The 1975 NCAA men's basketball Final Four was held at the arena from March 15, 1975 until the national championship game on March 31, where UCLA was victorious in John Wooden's final game.

The arena seats 12,000 for indoor football, 12,920 for ice hockey, indoor soccer and box lacrosse, 14,500 for basketball and tennis, 5,450 for amphitheater concerts and stage shows, 8,900-14,800 for arena concerts, 13,000 for ice shows and the circus, and 16,100 for boxing and mixed martial arts.

The arena is currently home to four professional sports teams: the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL), San Diego Sockers of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) 2013 and the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League (IFL). Historically, the arena has been home to numerous San Diego-based teams in several different sports. In 2013, U-T San Diego named the arena #3 on its list of the 50 most notable locations in San Diego sports history.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Mar 1, 1997	Fresno State @ San Diego State	103 - 92
Feb 27, 1997	San Jose State @ San Diego State	65 - 63
Feb 8, 1997	UNLV @ San Diego State	78 - 71
Feb 6, 1997	Air Force @ San Diego State	67 - 83
Jan 25, 1997	Hawaii @ San Diego State	85 - 63
Jan 16, 1997	Wyoming @ San Diego State	75 - 82
Jan 4, 1997	UTEP @ San Diego State	70 - 74
Dec 23, 1996	Ohio State @ San Diego State	75 - 81
Dec 8, 1996	San Diego @ San Diego State	70 - 87
Nov 30, 1996	Eastern Washington @ San Diego State	55 - 80