Tuesday night’s atmosphere inside Bud Walton Arena was like a dream transpiring in real-time. I think it is safe to say that you were either in attendance or wished that you were, and hopefully, those that were not in the arena lived vicariously through the social media posts of friends. I have labeled Tuesday night’s experience as magical, and I will try and paint the scenes of Bud Walton as I saw them happen.
The anticipation for tipoff began mounting on Monday morning when several students set up shop with tents to secure their place in line for entrance.