The real contest is outside the dome, as empty-handed fans of the Final Four factions vie for tickets, which are turning out to be quite hard to get. Everyone seems to want one, but no one is selling. Anyone found doing so is subject to arrest and prosecution. Under the speaker, a guy waves two fingers.
Scalpers are in it for the money.
Fans want into the game. Scalpers keep their fingers low, subtle. Perhaps it's to save energy for what becomes a long process. Fans wave their fingers like they just won the national championship or are protesting U.S. military involvement in the '60s. A fan nudging every other passerby about tickets is like a cross between Fran Drescher and Dick Vitale.