Conference tournament time! Full arenas? Not so much. Turns out, two conference tournament games couldn’t even get 1,000 folks to show up. Let’s take a look:
Number of games drawing fewer than 1,000 fans: 2 (Season total: 675)
Here are the 3 lowest attended games of last week:
3. Lamar vs SE Louisiana – In the first round of the Southland tournament, Lamar faced the Lions of SE Louisiana with only 1,127 fans in Katy, TX, the neutral site home of the Southland tournament. Lamar ended up with the win 77-65. Lamar would only last another day before being eliminated. But anyway, here’s an action video courtesy of the Southland Conference!
#SLCMBB: Halftime in Katy, @lamarathletics leads 34-30 over @sluathletics in 1st round action. @MidSouthBank HT Report next on @ESPN3. pic.twitter.com/v2yZBPBWBU
— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) March 9, 2017
2. Eastern Michigan vs Northern Illinois – Meanwhile in the MAC, the crowd got even sparser. In the first round of MACtion, the Eastern Michigan Eagles mustered a crowd of 981 hearty souls to see the Eagles win a 72-69 nailbiter over NIU. The Eagles got to go to Cleveland to face the #1 seed Akron, who destroyed Eastern Michigan’s Cinderella story. The action shot from the first round:
1. Troy vs Appalachian State – And finally, the first round of the Sun Belt led to the lowest conference tournament attendance of the year. With only 850 fans in the seats, the 6th seeded Troy Trojans defeated Appalachian State by a score of 84-64.
So now, what happened to everyone else? Let’s go ahead with the abbreviated miscellany:
Smallest Power Conference attendance: Cal vs Oregon State, 7,846.
Average attendance this week: 7,564 ( up 1,566 [26.1%] from last week)
And as always, your full attendance numbers for the week:
League | Date | Home Team | Home Score | Away Team | Away Score | Attendance | Venue | Capacity | % Full |
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NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Troy | 84 | Appalachian St | 64 | 850 | Lakefront Arena | 8933 | 9.52% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | E Michigan | 72 | N Illinois | 69 | 981 | Convocation Center (MI) | 8824 | 11.12% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Lamar | 77 | SE Louisiana | 65 | 1127 | Leonard E. Merrell Center | 7200 | 15.65% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | W Michigan | 65 | Miami (OH) | 61 | 1227 | University Arena (MI) | 5421 | 22.63% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Texas Southern | 62 | Grambling | 57 | 1500 | Toyota Center (Houston) | 18055 | 8.31% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | Portland State | 80 | N Arizona | 67 | 1507 | Reno Events Center | 7000 | 21.53% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | North Dakota | 95 | Portland State | 72 | 1513 | Reno Events Center | 7000 | 21.61% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | Sacramento St | 91 | Idaho State | 76 | 1612 | Reno Events Center | 7000 | 23.03% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | SF Austin | 75 | Lamar | 59 | 1756 | Leonard E. Merrell Center | 7200 | 24.39% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Idaho | 81 | Montana | 77 | 1762 | Reno Events Center | 7000 | 25.17% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | UCF | 84 | Memphis | 54 | 1844 | XL Center | 15564 | 11.85% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | E Washington | 89 | Sacramento St | 70 | 1903 | Reno Events Center | 7000 | 27.19% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | Alcorn State | 63 | Miss Valley St | 60 | 1942 | Davey Whitney Complex | 7000 | 27.74% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | North Dakota | 69 | Idaho | 64 | 2003 | Reno Events Center | 7000 | 28.61% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | Kent State | 116 | Cent Michigan | 106 | 2139 | MAC Center | 6327 | 33.81% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Ball State | 66 | W Michigan | 63 | 2245 | Quicken Loans Arena | 20562 | 10.92% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | Mt St Mary’s | 71 | St Francis (PA) | 61 | 3121 | Knott Arena | 3500 | 89.17% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Rice | 86 | Southern Miss | 75 | 3207 | Legacy Arena at BJCC | 19000 | 16.88% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | UTEP | 86 | Rice | 76 | 3228 | Legacy Arena at BJCC | 19000 | 16.99% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | Vermont | 74 | UNH | 41 | 3266 | Patrick Gymnasium | 3228 | 101.18% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/11/2017 | Vermont | 56 | Albany | 53 | 3266 | Patrick Gymnasium | 3228 | 101.18% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | LA Tech | 77 | Marshall | 93 | 3299 | Legacy Arena at BJCC | 19000 | 17.36% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Buffalo | 65 | Kent State | 68 | 3352 | Quicken Loans Arena | 20562 | 16.30% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | Texas Southern | 87 | Alabama State | 72 | 3487 | H&PE Arena | 8100 | 43.05% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | UIC | 68 | Milwaukee | 74 | 3708 | Joe Louis Arena | 20066 | 18.48% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Old Dominion | 63 | Marshall | 64 | 4005 | Legacy Arena at BJCC | 19000 | 21.08% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | Stony Brook | 56 | Albany | 63 | 4009 | Island FCU Arena | 4000 | 100.23% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | Toledo | 77 | Bowling Green | 62 | 4085 | Savage Arena | 9000 | 45.39% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Bucknell | 81 | Lehigh | 65 | 4254 | Sojka Pavilion | 4000 | 106.35% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | San Diego State | 62 | UNLV | 52 | 4979 | Thomas & Mack Center | 17923 | 27.78% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | G Washington | 53 | Saint Louis | 46 | 5442 | PPG Paints Arena | 19100 | 28.49% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Saint Louis | 72 | Duquesne | 71 | 5517 | PPG Paints Arena | 19100 | 28.88% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | N Kentucky | 59 | Milwaukee | 53 | 5929 | Joe Louis Arena | 20066 | 29.55% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Ohio | 66 | Kent State | 68 | 6065 | Quicken Loans Arena | 20562 | 29.50% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | UNC Wilmington | 78 | Charleston | 69 | 6342 | North Charleston Coliseum | 11475 | 55.27% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | UNCG | 74 | ETSU | 79 | 6400 | U.S. Cellular Center (NC) | 7200 | 88.89% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Marshall | 89 | FAU | 74 | 6410 | Legacy Arena at BJCC | 19000 | 33.74% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | URI | 74 | St Bonaventure | 63 | 6641 | PPG Paints Arena | 19100 | 34.77% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Richmond | 70 | G Washington | 67 | 6647 | PPG Paints Arena | 19100 | 34.80% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/12/2017 | SMU | 71 | Cincinnati | 56 | 6856 | XL Center | 15564 | 44.05% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/12/2017 | VCU | 63 | URI | 70 | 7025 | PPG Paints Arena | 19100 | 36.78% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Houston | 65 | UConn | 74 | 7365 | XL Center | 15564 | 47.32% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | St Bonaventure | 73 | UMass | 60 | 7509 | PPG Paints Arena | 19100 | 39.31% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/6/2017 | Iona | 87 | Siena | 86 | 7608 | Times Union Center | 15229 | 49.96% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Cal | 67 | Oregon State | 62 | 7846 | T-Mobile Arena | 18000 | 43.59% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/7/2017 | Georgia Tech | 59 | Pitt | 61 | 8656 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 48.82% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Alabama | 75 | Miss St | 55 | 11973 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 61.73% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Michigan State | 78 | Penn State | 51 | 12189 | Verizon Center | 20356 | 59.88% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Minnesota | 63 | Michigan State | 58 | 12334 | Verizon Center | 20356 | 60.59% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Northwestern | 83 | Rutgers | 61 | 12408 | Verizon Center | 20356 | 60.96% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Utah | 75 | Cal | 78 | 12782 | T-Mobile Arena | 18000 | 71.01% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/12/2017 | Wisconsin | 56 | Michigan | 71 | 12902 | Verizon Center | 20356 | 63.38% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Arkansas | 73 | Ole Miss | 72 | 14227 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 73.35% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Maryland | 64 | Northwestern | 72 | 15624 | Verizon Center | 20356 | 76.75% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Marquette | 76 | Seton Hall | 82 | 17324 | Madison Square Garden | 19812 | 87.44% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Duke | 79 | Clemson | 72 | 17732 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/8/2017 | Virginia Tech | 99 | Wake Forest | 90 | 17732 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | UNC | 78 | Miami | 53 | 17732 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Louisville | 77 | Duke | 81 | 17732 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | FSU | 74 | Virginia Tech | 68 | 17732 | Barclays Center | 17732 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | South Carolina | 53 | Alabama | 64 | 18130 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 93.48% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/9/2017 | Kansas | 82 | TCU | 85 | 18972 | Sprint Center | 18972 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | West Virginia | 51 | Kansas State | 50 | 18972 | Sprint Center | 18972 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/10/2017 | Villanova | 55 | Seton Hall | 53 | 19812 | Madison Square Garden | 19812 | 100.00% |
NCAA Men’s basketball | 3/12/2017 | Kentucky | 82 | Arkansas | 65 | 19953 | Bridgestone Arena | 19395 | 102.88% |