NCAA Basketball


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Capital Centre

1 Harry S. Truman Dr

Landover, MD 20774

Opened: December 2, 1973

Closed: August 31, 1999

Originally known as the Capital Centre, and then later called USAir Arena and US Airways Arena, was an indoor arena in the eastern United States, located in Landover, Maryland, a suburb east of Washington, D.C.

Opened in late 1973, it closed in 1999, and was demolished in 2002. The seating capacity was 18,756 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey. The elevation at street level was approximately 160 feet (50 m) above sea level.

The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament was held at Capital Centre in 1976, 1981, and 1987. On December 5, 1981, the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team played against San Diego State with a 71-53 win in their first game at the arena after moving from the McDonough Gymnasium. They played at the arena as their primary home until their last game at the venue on November 25, 1997, against Cleveland State.

Last 10 Games
Date	Opponents	Result

Dec 8, 1997	Maryland @ George Washington	66 - 70
Dec 8, 1997	Pennsylvania @ Kansas	71 - 89
Dec 7, 1997	Maryland @ Kansas	86 - 83
Dec 9, 1996	Mississippi State @ Cal	45 - 78
Dec 3, 1995	UMass @ Florida	80 - 58
Dec 3, 1995	Maryland @ George Washington	98 - 81
Dec 2, 1995	George Washington @ Florida	66 - 75
Mar 20, 1994	North Carolina @ BC #	72 - 75
Mar 20, 1994	Temple @ Indiana #	58 - 67
Mar 18, 1994	Liberty @ North Carolina #	51 - 71
	# - 1993-94 NCAA Tournament