Fans will not be allowed at the University of Richmond women's basketball game Wednesday night -- where they'll take on George Mason University -- due to the ongoing water crisis in the city.

VCU men’s basketball will host Wednesday’s game against Fordham without spectators due to the ongoing water outage and boil advisory in Richmond, Va., where VCU is located. The university announced the decision Wednesday afternoon just hours before the scheduled 7 p.

It’s not 2020 and there’s no ongoing pandemic.But in terms of college basketball atmosphere, that might as well have been the case on Wednesday at the Siegel and Robins Centers.

The VCU basketball team is set to take on Fordham on Wednesday night at home, but there will not be fans in attendance at the Siegel Center. The Richmond, Virginia area has been dealing with water issues for the past few days,