According to reports, Kentucky paid Evansville $90,000 for last night’s game in Rupp Arena.
Here are details from Yahoo! Sports:
Making the win even sweeter? Evansville got paid $90,000 for the visit.
Why the big payday?
The Louisville Courier-Journal did a dive into the economics of a mid-major school like Evansville and reported that the $90,000 payment Kentucky offered Evansville to make the road trip is standard fare from top-level programs.
The thing about those payments is that they’re expected to come with a win attached. Evansville’s visit was no exception.
