Syracuse’s final home game of the season will hold one of the Carrier Dome’s largest crowds of the season.

More than 30,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game between Syracuse and Louisville, said Pete Moore, SU director of athletic communications, in an email to The Daily Orange on Tuesday. It’s the final home game for seniors Kris Joseph, Scoop Jardine, Brandon Reese, Matt Tomaszewski and Nick Resavy. The game takes place at 4 p.m.

Syracuse’s Feb. 11 game against Connecticut was the only one that eclipsed the 30,000 attendance mark this year. The crowd of 33,430 was the largest in college basketball this season and the fourth-largest basketball attendance in Carrier Dome history.

The all-time Carrier Dome record for attendance was set Feb. 27, 2010, when 34,616 saw Syracuse defeat Villanova 95-77.

No. 2 Syracuse (29-1, 16-1 Big East) has already wrapped up the regular-season Big East championship, but the game has conference tournament seeding implications for No. 19 Louisville (22-7, 10-6 Big East). The Orange defeated the Cardinals in Louisville, Ky., 52-51 on Feb. 13.

Syracuse’s average home attendance for its first 18 home games is 23,085, which ranks second in the country. It’s slightly higher than last year’s average attendance of 22,312 over 19 games. Kentucky has the top average attendance for its home games this year, averaging 23,682 fans per game in 17 home games.

Both Syracuse and Kentucky have one home game remaining this season.

mcooperj@syr.edu 

Published on February 28, 2012 at 12:00 pm

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