A fight between fans in the stands near the Virginia Commonwealth University bench caused the Rams' Atlantic 10 Conference game with Saint Louis on Tuesday night to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining in regulation.
Saint Louis led, 69-63, when fans wrestling with each other stumbled across rows of seats and onto the floor at Chaifetz Arena in Missouri.
A fight between fans in the stands near the Virginia Commonwealth University bench caused the Rams' Atlantic 10 Conference game with Saint Louis on Tuesday night to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining in regulation.
Saint Louis led, 69-63, when fans wrestling with each other stumbled across rows of seats and onto the floor at Chaifetz Arena in Missouri.
"You don't often see this in college basketball, but there is a heck of a brawl going on in the stands," play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy said on the CBS Sports Network, as reported by ESPN and The Associated Press. "The police officers and the security have come over and tried to help out almost immediately to slow it all down."
Both teams huddled around their coaching staffs on the court as the brawl broke up, and the participants were ejected.
Footage shared by St. Louis NBC affiliate KSDK appears to show one older SLU fan had been significantly bloodied in the brawl.
When the contest resumed, the Billikens were able to close out a 78-69 victory.
