By late Sunday afternoon, fewer than 100 of the 11,691 saleable seats remained for the game, and those were mostly “obstructed view,” meaning you pay $22.50 to look through tubas, cheerleaders, the Stanford Tree and the backboard stanchion from a 10-degree angle off the floor. That’s like watching a drive-in movie from the back seat of a Karmann Ghia. On Saturday evening, 10,717 paid their way in to see Gonzaga’s leap through the Sweet 16 looking glass. Compare this to other regionals in Philadelphia (5,734) and Dayton (8,867), the two of them together less than two-thirds full/John Blanchette, SR. More here.

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Question: Whether or not the Lady Zags are in the NCAA tournament, Spokane seems to be a great venue to host the regional women's games. Why does Spokane pack seats for women's tournament games when other venues don't?