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Penn State’s most profitable sport after football? It’s not what you think

UNIVERSITY PARK

Imagine a big sports week at Penn State when the men’s ice hockey, wrestling and basketball teams are all competing.

You can see the 5,782 seats in Pegula Ice Arena sold out for a hockey matchup. You can also picture the 6,502 seats at Rec Hall filled for the wrestling match.

Basketball, however, is a different story. Even during a big-time game, out of the 15,261 seats in the Bryce Jordan Center, only about half are filled.

During the 2015 season — the last available data — an average of 8,044 fans attended each game.