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The Spectrum

3601 South Broad St

Philadelphia, PA 19148

Opened: September 30, 1967

Closed: October 31, 2009

Originally known as the Spectrum, and then later known as the CoreStates Spectrum, the First Union Spectrum and the Wachovia Spectrum, was an indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opened in September 1967 as part of what is now known as the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, after several expansions of its seating capacity it accommodated 18,168 for basketball and 17,380 for ice hockey, arena football, indoor soccer, and box lacrosse.

Opened as the Spectrum in September 1967, Philadelphia's first modern indoor sports arena was built to be the home of the expansion Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL, and also to accommodate the existing Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. The building was the second major sports facility built at the south end of Broad Street in an area previously known as East League Island Park and now referred to simply as the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.

The Spectrum was used for many basketball tournaments, including Big Five games, eight Atlantic 10 Conference tournaments (1977, 1983, 1997-2002), the 1975, 1980 and 1992 NCAA East Regional (site of the famous last-second shot by Christian Laettner of Duke to beat Kentucky), and the 1976 and 1981 Final Fours (both won by Bob Knight's Indiana Hoosiers). Smaller conferences preferred holding tournament games at this venue over the larger Center nearby.

The last event at the Spectrum was a Pearl Jam concert on October 31, 2009. The arena was demolished between November 2010 and May 2011.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Jan 28, 2009	Pittsburgh @ Villanova	57 - 67
Mar 9, 2002	Richmond @ Xavier #	73 - 60
Mar 8, 2002	Dayton @ Xavier #	66 - 59
Mar 8, 2002	La Salle @ Richmond #	68 - 60
Mar 7, 2002	Dayton @ St. Josephs #	81 - 74
Mar 7, 2002	La Salle @ Temple #	72 - 66
Mar 7, 2002	UMass @ Xavier #	65 - 59
Mar 7, 2002	St. Bonaventure @ Richmond #	69 - 78
Mar 6, 2002	Fordham @ La Salle #	83 - 63
Mar 6, 2002	Duquesne @ St. Bonaventure #	81 - 66
	# - 2001-02 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament