image via: twitter
A wild scene unfolded in Birmingham, Alabama last night in a college basketball game between UAB and Louisiana Tech. With only about six minutes left in the game, a brawl was sparked when UAB’s Hakeem Baxter tried to punch Jacobi Boykins of La. Tech, after Baxter was annoyed with UAB players celebrating a basket. Chaos ensued and while there was mostly just pushing and shoving, it led to an incredible amount of ejections.
@IamJoeSports
Things got out of hand in the UAB-Lousiana Tech game last night, with a fight breaking out & 10+ players getting ejected. pic.twitter.com/iF1yl7iC4m
— Basketball Society (@BBallSociety_) January 27, 2017
Here’s another angle of the drama.
Perhaps the craziest part of all of this, was since players from both benches ran onto the court during the melee, they were all ejected. Louisiana Tech had to finish the game with only 4 players, while UAB only had five players left at the end.
La. Tech Coach Eric Konkol and his remaining four. Last timeout of the game. #UAB pic.twitter.com/ME5gSLOzWI
— Brent Conklin (@brentconklin) January 27, 2017
La Tech bench pic.twitter.com/CccKTx8wyg
— mike carmin (@carmin_jc) January 27, 2017
UAB wound up winning 79-70 but there will definitely be more suspensions from this game.
H/t The Score
