Aaron Wells arrived at the Spectrum with a group of friends about three hours before tip-off for Wednesday’s game against BYU. At that time, there was already a sizable line of students extending south across the HPER field. He shivered in the cold waiting for the doors to open at 6 p.m. and then patiently waited for his turn to swipe his card even while hordes of fans clamored past him to skip ahead of the line. Eventually, he made it inside and was able to find seats for his party in the top corner of Section O. About five minutes later, the Spectrum, filled to capacity, shut its d...
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