ND Attendance 19,093, No. 2 all-time

[Tugg Speedman]

Most to ever see a win and hard to believe ND was never on this list before today.

Update for today ...

According the MU media guide, here are the largest single game attendance records.

http://issuu.com/marquettesid/docs/mubb_guide_2011-12 (updated with last year's GU game)

1. 19,144    Syracuse       March 7, 2009         L 86-79
2. 19,093    Notre Dame   March 2, 2013        W 74-64
3. 19,091    Uconn           February 25, 2009    L 93-82
4. 19,087    Georgetown    March 3, 2012         W 83-69
5. 19,085    Georgetown    March 1, 2008         L 70-68
6. 19,074    Wisconsin      December 11, 2010   L 69-64
7. 19,041    Georgetown   January 31, 2009      W 94-82
8. 19,037    DePaul          January 26, 2008      W 79-71
9. 19,032    Syracuse       January 29, 2011      W 76-70
10. 19,021    Pittsburgh      March 3, 2007         W 75-71
11. 19,020    Wisconsin     December 9, 2006     L 70-66
12. 19,011    Pittsburgh     February 18, 2006    W 72-54
13. 19,007    Pittsburgh      February 18, 2006   W 84-82
14. 18,949  DePaul           January 24, 2009      W 91-82

[tower912]

What does that number do to MU's average attendance?    Does that push MU over 15k?

[keefe]

How are those two DePaul games on this list? I am surprised though pleased to see UW-Madison is on there only once. I never considered them a big rival.

[Dawson Rental]

How are those two DePaul games on this list? I am surprised though pleased to see UW-Madison is on there only once. I never considered them a big rival.

UW-Madison is a very good team, even if they aren't a high major.

[Tugg Speedman]

What does that number do to MU's average attendance?    Does that push MU over 15k?

I'm not at home but I have the stats on a spreadsheet and will update tomorrow.  But we needed 18,600ish to average more than 15k this year so that happened.  However, we were about 1,000 short of last year's attendance (about 244,000 in total).

Added March 5

I updated the stats for this year's attendance in this thread

http://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=36039.msg449465#msg449465

(I wanted this link here for future searches on attendance that stumble on this thread).

[keefe]

UW-Madison is a very good team, even if they aren't a high major.

So they are like Gonzaga and Marquette?

[Dawson Rental]

So they are like Gonzaga and Marquette?

I'm not sure how to answer that.  You'll have to go to the Wisconsin rivals board for the exact definition of what a 'high major" is.  There's a link to it in another thread.

[keefe]

I'm not sure how to answer that.  You'll have to go to the Wisconsin rivals board for the exact definition of what a 'high major" is.  There's a link to it in another thread.

I think their definition of what is a non-high major is anyone they choose not to like.

[We R Final Four]

How are those two DePaul games on this list? I am surprised though pleased to see UW-Madison is on there only once. I never considered them a big rival.

You've never considered UW a big rival????

I don't know how to respond to this, other than it is most definitely a big rival whether you like them or not.

[keefe]

You've never considered UW a big rival????

I don't know how to respond to this, other than it is most definitely a big rival whether you like them or not.

Let me restate that. They are certainly a rival. Personally, I am much more interested in our games against UL, UC, UND, GU, Pitt and SU as those are our true rivals. I want us to beat UW when we play them but that is no different from when we play DePaul or PC.

I don't live anywhere near Wisconsin so I don't have water cooler discussions before and after the game. I get these types of rivalries. In WA state for instance most people line up for either UDub or Wazzu. Our son played at Wazzu so we root for them. When U Dub plays the Ducks, another big rival for them, I have zero interest. 

[buckchuckler]

How are those two DePaul games on this list? I am surprised though pleased to see UW-Madison is on there only once. I never considered them a big rival.

Yeah, you haven't been paying attention. 

[Marqevans]

Let me restate that. They are certainly a rival. Personally, I am much more interested in our games against UL, UC, UND, GU, Pitt and SU as those are our true rivals. I want us to beat UW when we play them but that is no different from when we play DePaul or PC.

I don't live anywhere near Wisconsin so I don't have water cooler discussions before and after the game. I get these types of rivalries. In WA state for instance most people line up for either UDub or Wazzu. Our son played at Wazzu so we root for them. When U Dub plays the Ducks, another big rival for them, I have zero interest. 

It's like Cubs versus White Sox.

[WarhawkWarrior]

Most students I have ver seen at a MU game.  Looked like half of University was there.  Really exciting.

[Mr. Nielsen]

240,530 on the season. Average-15,033

[slingkong]

Time for a banner!

[ZiggysFryBoy]

yet we've had no cheesy annoucements since #10 Pittsburgh game.  imagine that.

oh, and cut down the nets.  don't forget the nets.

[MountainCreekHouse]

1. 19,144    Syracuse       March 7, 2009         L 86-79
2. 19,093    Notre Dame   March 2, 2013        W 74-64
3. 19,091    Uconn           February 25, 2009    L 93-82
4. 19,087    Georgetown    March 3, 2012         W 83-69
5. 19,085    Georgetown    March 1, 2008         L 70-68
6. 19,074    Wisconsin      December 11, 2010   L 69-64
7. 19,041    Georgetown   January 31, 2009      W 94-82
8. 19,037    DePaul          January 26, 2008      W 79-71
9. 19,032    Syracuse       January 29, 2011      W 76-70
10. 19,021    Pittsburgh      March 3, 2007         W 75-71
11. 19,020    Wisconsin     December 9, 2006     L 70-66
12. 19,011    Pittsburgh     February 18, 2006    W 72-54
13. 19,007    Pittsburgh      February 18, 2006   W 84-82
14. 18,949  DePaul           January 24, 2009      W 91-82

Still the loudest of the games on this list that I went to. That spree of Wes, McNeal, and Lazar hitting three 3's in a row in the first half.... good god.  The March 2, 2013 ND game was up there though.

[tower912]

Am I the only one to notice that games 12 and 13 on that list happened the same day?

[wildbill sb]

Am I the only one to notice that games 12 and 13 on that list happened the same day?

I guess you are.  Must have been a twilight-night doubleheader.

[Schmidtyfactor]

That must have been a really good day. Double header vs Pitt and got two Ws! nice. Wonder if they emptied the BC and made everyone re-enter using different tix.

[GGGG]

I want to know who the four no-shows for the second game were.

[MUMonster03]

Am I the only one to notice that games 12 and 13 on that list happened the same day?

Must Have been a Pitt doubleheader that day!

[Galway Eagle]

Was there for six of those games.  That 2009 game vs Cuse was the ultimate deciding factor to come here over DePaul and Xavier

[bradley center bat]

Still the loudest of the games on this list that I went to. That spree of Wes, McNeal, and Lazar hitting three 3's in a row in the first half.... good god.  The March 2, 2013 ND game was up there though.

No. 9 on the list was the loudest.