Greetings from Verizon Center. It's about two-thirds full here, which is actually a pretty healthy crowd for a 12:20 game featuring two non-local teams. The matchup of Xavier and Georgia has some intriguing story lines, but I think most people are looking forward to a potential game between Xavier and Purdue on Saturday.
There were scalpers outside selling tickets, but I'm told you can buy one by just walking up to the box office. You'll need a separate ticket to the night session, which should take place before a close-to-packed house because Duke is playing.
All that being said the Bulldog and Muskateer fans are pretty enthusiastic. I'm actually somewhat surprised at the number of Georgia fans, since it's doubtful any of them actually thought last week that they'd be here to watch their team.
Just based on what I've seen from Georgia so far in this game, they do not look like a team that's exhausted from their improbable four-wins-in-three-days run through the SEC tournament.
