Indiana University's Tuesday night men’s basketball game against Wisconsin was delayed midway through the second half after a fire alarm went off in Assembly Hall, prompting the arena to be evacuated.
As reported by The Associated Press, the alarm sounded 25 seconds after John Blackwell made back-to-back layups for Wisconsin, tying the game at 54 with 10:06 remaining. Both teams left the floor and the arena was cleared as alarms continued to sound intermittently.
Indiana University's Tuesday night men’s basketball game against Wisconsin was delayed midway through the second half after a fire alarm went off in Assembly Hall, prompting the arena to be evacuated.
As reported by The Associated Press, the alarm sounded 25 seconds after John Blackwell made back-to-back layups for Wisconsin, tying the game at 54 with 10:06 remaining. Both teams left the floor and the arena was cleared as alarms continued to sound intermittently.
Fans began filing back into Assembly Hall after about 20 minutes, and play resumed after a five-minute warmup.
Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard, whose team wound up losing the game, 74-70, was not pleased with the effect the dealy had on his team's momentum.
As reported by USA TODAY's Badgers Wire, the game was neck-and-neck for the final nine minutes of the game. Indiana’s Malik Reneau’s layup with 55 seconds left put the Hoosiers up 72-70, a lead they would not relinquish.
Wisconsin finished the game on a 2:06 scoring drought. The loss was the Badgers' sixth in eight games.
