Sidney Lowe will get another shot to participate in a March basketball game in Reynolds Coliseum.

After defeating No. 3-seeded Drexel 63-56 on Tuesday night, No. 6-seeded N.C. State will play host to No. 7-seeded Marist at Reynolds in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Because of a Josh Groban concert the same night at the RBC Center, the Wolfpack could not play there.

The other option was Reynolds Coliseum, but the gymnastics team was scheduled to have a meet against Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. in the coliseum. However, the gymnastics team rescheduled its meet to 4 p.m. — opening the 9:30 p.m. time slot for the men’s basketball team.

Lowe said he was pleased the University could make it so that his team could play on its campus. He said Reynolds is a much better option than moving the game to Greensboro or some other facility.

“Our players have never experienced something like they will experience tomorrow,” Lowe said. “It’s a different atmosphere.”

The nonstudent tickets sold-out at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the same day they went on sale. Student tickets went on sale for $5 on Thursday morning at 10 a.m., and all 1,200 were gone in less than an hour. Many students camped out Wednesday night, while others arrived at Reynolds early on Thursday and stood in line.

Lowe said with the sold-out crowd, he expects a loud atmosphere.

He said if the Wolfpack can pull off the win, the excitement will continue throughout the campus.

“We know what the atmosphere will be like outside the arena,” Lowe said.

Despite a hamstring injury that he reaggravated during the ACC Tournament, senior guard Engin Atsur is expected to play in the game after his 18-point performance against Drexel.

All other starters except for sophomore forward Brandon Costner — sophomore guard Courtney Fells, junior forward Gavin Grant, sophomore forward Ben McCauley — scored in double figures during the first-round matchup. Costner finished the game with nine.

For the Pack, tonight’s game will be State’s sixth game in eight days. Jokingly, Lowe said he didn’t know how his team would respond to two days of rest.

But for Lowe, he’s excited to get back to a game where he spent his four years — one in Reynolds Coliseum that is in March and not against Savannah State.

“Reynolds is a special, special arena,” Lowe said. “It’s where I played my four years. Every time we play there it is special, but that first time is different.”