Many turn right at the base of the ground-floor staircase, past the Torah-emblazoned Yeshiva University logos and toward the dining hall and dorm rooms. Most turn left into Furst Gymnasium.
The track above the court — connected by a spiral staircase — has been cleared. Before you hit the restroom, three vending machines dutifully serve concessions beside a pingpong table. Slowly, the roughly 800-seat bleachers fill up. Tickets aren’t necessary. Come one, come all.