EUGENE (KMTR) - A big score for the Matthew Knight Arena. It's home to one of the largest scoreboards ever installed at a college sports facility.
On Monday, crews used a 75,000 pound pulley to lift the scoreboard into place. When it's all said and done, it'll be 3-stories tall, 36-feet wide, and weigh more than 60,000 pounds. The university says fans should love the finished product.
Jim Bartko, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director at the U of O, says, “It's very similar to what we have at Autzen Stadium or the Rose Garden. So, fans will be able to see replays, and stats and updated highlights from around the country. It’s a part of the game we're not used to here in Eugene for basketball, or other events, so this building's unique and this is one of the high points of it."
The finished scoreboard will have four HD video screens with nearly two million LED’s. Each diode is six millimeters apart, making it the highest resolution screen in the NCAA.
