Despite UA’s heavy booster presence, and that of Arizona’s considerable alumni/fan base in Southern California, the stands at Staples Center were only about a third full.
It was almost reminiscent of one of those mostly empty Thursday afternoon Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinal games the building hosted through 2012, before the conference moved to the more intimate MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.
However, the UA fans roughly doubled the amount of Gonzaga fans in the building, and they made the place somewhat loud when the Wildcats rallied late in the game.
