WVU’s Tarik Phillips falls into the Marshall Thundering Herd bench during last month’s Capital Classic at the Charleston Civic Center. The cancellation of the annual series will cost the Civic Center and local businesses dearly, they say.
With the demise of the Capital Classic basketball game for the immediate future, and perhaps longer, local officials are worried about the economic blow the cancellation could have on the city.
The annual men’s basketball game between Marshall and West Virginia universities has consistently brought in crowds of 10,000 to 12,000 fans to the Charleston Civic Center, which has hosted the game since 1992.