And this is why we love college sports, ladies and gentlemen.
The Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders squared off in a good ol’ fashioned rivalry college basketball game Tuesday night, and like most rivalries, there was no love lost in this game.
Throughout the contest, the Longhorns steamrolled the Red Raiders, and with Texas Tech being the better team on paper and having the homecourt advantage, it’s safe to say their fans weren’t happy about it at all. (RELATED: Crowd Evacuated After Fire Alarms Go Off To Halt Intense Wisconsin-Indiana College Basketball Game)
And then you had this guy Brock Cunningham (Texas’ forward) make everything worse for the Red Raiders faithful.
With 10:16 left to go in the game, he was chasing for the ball when he absolutely clocked a Texas Tech player in such an inappropriate fashion, and rightfully so, he was ejected by officials.
— Leonard GLAMilton (@LennyGlam) February 28, 2024
But Texas Tech fans still weren’t happy. Already losing and now one of their players getting popped, they were LIVID.
They were so angry that one fan launched a beer on the court, but unfortunately for him, America’s finest caught him in the act. And boy oh boy, did they let this guy have it, dragging him out of the arena in a complete manhandle.
— wow that was crazy (@CowardlyDoggo) February 28, 2024
But that didn’t stop some of the other Red Raiders fans, who also got involved in the action. Hell, Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland even had to get on a microphone to tell the fans to calm down.
As Brock Cunningham was ejected, more fans have thrown objects onto the court and now Texas Tech has been assessed a technical foul.
Grant McCasland has taken the mic to implore fans to cease throwing things. https://t.co/5RjBODgARh pic.twitter.com/OppFimAxJe
— Eric Henry (@EricCHenry_) February 28, 2024
This is college basketball at its finest.