UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — As the clock ticked just under 14 minutes tonight, a hush fell over Moody Coliseum. It was the kind of stillness that stifles life, one that makes even your breath seem like a disturbance.
“Please rise and remove your caps…” the voice of the public address announcer boomed into the speakers, still outfitted to address crowds of a much more raucous and numerous nature.
But this time, the voice was projected into a vacuum. The gym was empty. The floor was empty. The lights, that normally spotlight the court, shined on nothing but cavernous space.