Syracuse vs. Duke Breaks NCAA On-Campus Attendance Record With Crowd of 35,642

No. 1 Duke vs. Syracuse at the Carrier Dome broke the record for attendance at an on-campus basketball game with a crowd of 35,642.

Saturday's Duke-Syracuse game broke the record for attendance at an on-campus college basketball game.

The Carrier Dome was sold out Saturday night with a crowd of 35,642 on hand to watch R.J. Barrett and the No. 1 Blue Devils beat the Orange 75–65, the program announced. The previous record of 35,446, also set at the Carrier Dome, had been capped since 2014.

The Carrier Dome, the largest on-campus venue in the country, added eight new courtside seats in the offseason in an effort to try to break the record by "at least eight," Syracuse vice president Pete Sala previously said. Syracuse is also hoping to set a record at the women's basketball game on Monday.

Some fans sat far away from the court in the southeast corner of the arena to help increase attendance.

Some notable guests attended the record-setting game, including ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Look who traded his @Patriots uniform for a @Cuse one: @RobGronkowski walking into the Carrier Dome. #OrangeNation pic.twitter.com/EFBvLkRWQ7

— Andrew Donovan (@AndrewDonovan) February 23, 2019

Multiple stars in the crowd for tonight's game: Rob Gronkowski and Stephen A. Smith are both in attendance @CitrusTVSports

— Zach Lang (@z_lang13) February 23, 2019

Syracuse (18–9) will travel to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina on Tuesday night, while Duke (24–3) will visit West Virginia that night.