GOPHERS TICKET EBB AND FLOW

Here's a look at recent season-ticket sales for the University of Minnesota's three revenue-producing sports. Men's basketball and football have declined in each of the past three years; men's hockey has bucked the trend, increasing in each of the past two years:

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Year Public Student Total

2012 7,136 1,182 8,318

2011 8,364 1,320 9,684

2010 8,931 1,456 10,387

2009 9,147 2,011 11,158

2008 8,926 2,105 11,031

2007 9,286 1,295 10,581

FOOTBALL

Year Public Student Total

2012 29,645 3,888 33,533

2011 31,514 5,780 37,294

2010 33,940 8,197 42,137

2009 34,130 10,248 44,378

2008 30,696 5,579 36,275

2007 27,801 7,977 35,778

MEN'S HOCKEY

Year Public Student Total

2012 7,626 2,581 10,207

2011 7,794 1,249 9,043

2010 7,765 1,192 8,957

2009 7,647 2,391 10,038

2008 7,166 2,321 9,487

2007 7,184 2,900 10,084