Wichita was on display for one final women’s basketball match-up Monday night at Intrust Bank Arena, with Louisville clinching the Final Four spot in a 62-50 win over Michigan. The evening capped off an electric weekend in Wichita. An estimated 8,540 tickets were sold for the two Saturday games — including a huge showing from the underdog University of South Dakota — followed by 4,596 in attendance Monday. “I was pleasantly surprised on Saturday,” said Brad Pittman, who is associate athletic director for facilities and operations at Wichita State and serves as tournament director for NCAA games in Wichita. “My goal all along was between 10 to 12,000 total tickets sold, and I think Saturday kind of exceeded those expectations. I think it was an awesome environment. Monday, obviously, you can’t control who wins, so that’s kind of the bummer because South Dakota probably would have brought another 1,000 people with them.
Source: Wichita Business Journal
