VCU men’s basketball will host Wednesday’s game against Fordham without spectators due to the ongoing water outage and boil advisory in Richmond, Va., where VCU is located.

The university announced the decision Wednesday afternoon just hours before the scheduled 7 p.m. ET tip-off because water service at the Siegel Center had not yet been restored. The game will still be broadcast on local radio and television, as well as on ESPN+.

“We had to make the very difficult decision this afternoon to hold our game tonight without any spectators or members of the general public,” athletic director Ed McLaughlin said in a statement. “We wanted to wait as long as possible but water service has not returned to the Siegel Center, despite assurances throughout the last two days that it would.”

Unfortunately, fans will not be permitted tonight, but the game will be played as scheduled.

It will still be broadcast on MASN, ESPN+ and @910TheFan.

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