Missouri boasts the largest increase percentage-wise in the SEC for men’s basketball attendance this season, but that is largely the product of an accounting trick.
The Tigers historically have used a turnstile count — including fans, credentialed media, and game-day and athletics department staff— for its announced attendance.
That changed with the Arizona game on Dec. 10 at Mizzou Arena.
The Tigers started reporting an alternative number, tickets sold, and applied that figure retroactively for the previous nonconference games during 2016-17 a few weeks ago.
Officially, Mizzou ranks 39th in Division I basketball with an average home crowd of 9,643, according to the NCAA’s database.