That was the womens basketball game, they don't get a huge crowd

It isn't that odd for them to come to Lexington from Girrard Co. because Girarrd Co is dry. They can't buy alcohol there and they also don't serve alcohol. A lot of younger people come from the surrounding dry counties into Lexington for the sole reason of going to the bars. That's why DUI rates are so high in those areas of the state. Madison Co, where Richmond is located, is considered "moist." The county itself is dry, but Richmond allows for alcohol to be sold in establishments that sell a certain percentage of food.
A lot of my friends from EKU would drive out to Lexington because there just wasn't anything to do out there. We were all 21 and older and wanted to go out. If they didn't come to Lexington, they'd come to Louisville.