If you think it's just UConn - West Virginia's stadium is empty down 12 with 5 minutes left.
People don't want to admit it for some reason, but it is getting more expensive than ever to go to these games. I'm not talking about just the tickets, but everything that goes with it. The tailgating supplies, whatever you might buy inside the stadium, etc. And at the college level it is also worth mentioning that a lot of people enjoy the surrounding party more than the game, and if the game goes poorly then people are going to head out for that next drink, or to fire up the grill, or to just get home early. That's just how it is in most places.