(09-13-2017 08:20 AM)bikechuck Wrote:  Every single basketball game was a sell out my freshman year. Of course we had a great team in 1971. We had to line up at 6:30 a.m. to ensure we got tickets when the box office opened. Good times.

The 1971 team was the best ever at NIU. It was great seeing a sold-out Evans Field House for every game. But, to be fair, the capacity of Evans Fieldhouse was only 4600 in 1971. Evans FH seating capacity was expanded to 6076 a few years after that.