They sold over 10,000 season tickets this year in an arena with a little over 12,000 seat capacity. That trend will probably continue. As others have said, early season games are the easiest tickets to get for cheap(ish). The days of $30-$40 Friars games are gone. Sucks for families, but it’s great for the program.

Metacom Kitchen in Warren. It’ll be pretty close to your 30 minute drive threshold, but worth it. Delicious food and lots of good drinks and wine.