Students began lining up outside Simon Skjodt Assembly over 24 hours before No. 10 Indiana basketball’s late-night tipoff against No. 18 UNC Wednesday night.
Not allowed to have tents, they endured pouring rain, sub-freezing temperatures and gusts of wind so strong they brought tears to the eyes of anyone outside. But by the time those fans finally reached the warmth of Assembly Hall, they had regained any energy they lost — and then some.
“I want to thank the fans who slept overnight in the cold and rain just to be here today,” Mike Woodson said postgame.