![St. Thomas played Wisconsin-River Falls in a NCAA Division III game Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium as part of the U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE ï anthony.souffle@startribune.com For the first time in US Bank Stadium's 28-month history, a hard court was installed this weekend and the football arena played host to four college basketball games. The gameslet stadium operator SMG conduct a test run for the NCAA Final Four, set to be played at US Bank on Apr](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/E4FAMQNY563HTNGODCQN3ZJ2TQ.jpg?&w=1080)
The cavernous surroundings dwarfed the court and sparse crowd, but St. Thomas' interconference basketball game Friday against Wisconsin-River Falls at U.S. Bank Stadium — part of the U.S. Bank Stadium Basketball Classic, which included the Gophers' game against Oklahoma State later Friday — served as an important test run for the NCAA Final Four, to be played April 6-8 at the Vikings' stadium.
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