People are already camping out for the BYU-Gonzaga game

The BYU Cougars won’t play the second-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs until late Saturday night, but people already started camping outside the Marriott Center in Provo Thursday night in preparation for the Top 25 matchup.

Following the Cougars’ close win over the Santa Clara Broncos Thursday, a number of people — including BYU head coach Mark Pope — tweeted photos of the growing crowd outside.

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And finally ...

In case you missed it, BYU’s Evan Troy arrived at the Marriott Center before Thursday’s game wearing quite the ensemble.