North Carolina's championship victory set attendance record

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) North Carolina's victory over Illinois in the NCAA championship game attracted a record crowd.

The title game in St. Louis was played before 47,262 fans, a record 98.4 percent capacity at the Edward Jones Dome. The crowd eclipsed the mark of 97.9 percent set in 1994, the Division I men's basketball committee said Thursday.

Ticket sales for the first and second round games in Indianapolis brought in a record $3.454 million. The Syracuse Regional at the Carrier Dome earned $2.151 million, the third-highest for a domed stadium.

The first and second round games in Charlotte raised $2.742 million, a record for conventional arenas.