Tourney sets 2 attendance marks in title video game
The NCAA tournament established two participation records Monday evening as Connecticut defeated Kentucky 60-54 for the national title.
A group of 79,238 packed AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas-- the largest for a college basketball final. The previous mark of 74,326 was established last year at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
It also was the second-largest basketball crowd in NCAA history, trailing only Saturday's semifinals, which attracted 79,244.
The two-day attendance total amount of 158,682 additionally broke the previous mark.
So do not anticipate the NCAA to relocate away from huge places anytime soon.
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"We all enjoy the boundaries of a wonderful, tight field. It's an excellent location for basketball," NCAA president Mark Emmert mentioned Sunday, including that the near-term dedication is to play in stadiums. "I recognize there's some review regarding playing in a large venue similar to this ... or somewhere else. Yet the fact is you can acquire 80,000 people in to see a game, which's very interesting.
"There might be folks that
