if they're just really low on that 5,000 number, or if they're trying to say we had 5,000 more fans show up just for the finals. There were over 27k fans in the stands for the final game last year, and there's no way we only made up 1/5 of the crowd.
It was briefly discussed by @EmptySeatsGalore (obviously with pics) last night. ESPNU was quick to mention the total #'s, and it was then pointed out that there were two more games this year than last year.
This stands out:
Wednesday's crowd of 18,344 was third lowest this year