Williams Arena is located on the southwest corner of the intersection of University Avenue and 19th Ave.

[6]: 50 Initially known as the Minnesota Field House (a name now used for a different building), Williams Arena opened in 1928.

As part of the 1950 renovation, it was divided into two separate arenas within one building: a larger one for basketball and a smaller one for hockey.

The hockey team moved into a new building across the street from Williams in 1993, also named Mariucci Arena.

The Minnesota Lynx played all of their 2017 postseason home games at Williams Arena, ultimately winning the franchise's fourth WNBA championship in the building.

There are some seats with partially obscured views due to the upper deck extending past the trusses.

Over the summer of 2012, a new Daktronics videoboard and fascia displays were installed as part of a sporting facility update, replacing the older board.

This served as the inspiration for the NCAA Tournament's Final Four[citation needed], which in recent years has often set its court above the stadium floor.

From 1950 until the opening of Marriott Center at Brigham Young University in 1971, it had the largest capacity of any collegiate basketball arena in the country.