Published at 06:43 on 04 April 2021 Updated: 06:50 The Latest from the Final Four (all times EDT):
6:45 p.m.
Fans are showing up in team colors, parking attendants are waving signs encouraging drivers to turn in and there are lines at souvenir shops.
Inside, it hasn t been anywhere close to normal at the Final Four.
Only a few thousand watched the first national semifinal between Baylor and Houston instead of the usual tens of thousands. And with the Bears taking control early and still holding a 20-point lead early in the second half, they ve been mostly quiet.
The seats closest to the court are filled primarily with cardboard cutouts behind the baselines and a large sign over the sideline that the read “The Big Dance.” Instead of the traditional pep bands playing through timeouts, songs echo off the metal and concrete stadium.