A&M-Commerce, UIW gamers get in huge brawl throughout postgame handshake

An enormous brawl broke out following Texas A&M-Commerce’s 76-72 win at Incarnate Phrase on Monday because the groups began shaking fingers.

It is unclear what sparked the struggle within the handshake line, nevertheless it concerned a number of gamers from each squads throwing punches at each other. Coaches and gamers from every workforce tried to separate the brawling gamers, however the fracas continued for greater than a minute as members of the 2 packages scuffled throughout the court docket.

There have been a number of gamers on the ground and a number of pileups because the struggle continued. Broadcast analysts stated a “younger lady” within the crowd was damage because of the row and that one of many workforce’s managers had “blood on his face,” although there was no quick data from authorities or the colleges on accidents.

In a joint assertion later Monday, Incarnate Phrase and A&M-Commerce issued apologies “for the conduct exhibited by our respective males’s basketball packages.”

“There isn’t any place in school sports activities for such actions,” the assertion learn. “The unsportsmanlike conduct that occurred after the sport doesn’t replicate the values of the colleges concerned, in addition to the Southland Convention and their member establishments. The matter is at present being reviewed collectively by the Convention workplace and each establishments as the security of our student-athletes, workers, and followers is our main concern.”

The Southland Convention additionally issued a quick assertion addressing the melee, saying it’s conscious of the “end-of-game state of affairs that occurred.”

“We might be working carefully with each universities to assessment the footage and concern acceptable disciplinary motion,” the Southland stated in its assertion. “Unsportsmanlike conduct is unacceptable within the Southland Convention and the security of our student-athletes, spectators, and officers stays a prime precedence.”

The groups are on the backside of the convention standings, with every getting into Monday’s contest with three league wins.

Texas A&M-Commerce additionally gained the primary matchup between the squads. Lions coach Jaret von Rosenberg referred to as the primary outing “a dogfight” on his postgame radio present.