almost undoubtedly already bought over half the tickets for the entire tournament. And they’ll go prepared to pony up big bucks to buy Tournament passes from losing teams.
If you’ve ever been to the WCC tournament you know it’s safe to bet Gonzaga fans will be sitting in over 80% of the seats for the final game. It’s a home away from home for them.
If we still played in a bigger arena, BYU fans would show up and make things more even. At the Orleans, there just won’t be available seats.