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Final Four attendance tops 77,000

The stadium can hold thousands more seats for basketball in what marks the first time the Final Four has been in Arizona.

Apr 1, 2017; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oregon Ducks guard Payton Pritchard (3) shoots the ball against North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II (2) in the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

 The Final Four brought the largest crowd to attend a sporting event at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Organizers say attendance was 77,612. That is dramatically more fans than the building typically holds for Arizona Cardinals football games. Average attendance for Cardinals games is about 64,000. The Cardinals have sold out every game since the building opened in 2006.

The stadium can hold thousands more seats for basketball in what marks the first time the Final Four has been in Arizona.

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