Fan battle in front of bench hold-ups VCU-St

Jan 29, 2025, 01:16 AM ET ST. LOUIS– A battle in between fans in the stands near the VCU bench triggered a Rams’ Atlantic 10 Conference game with Saint Louis to be delayed about 7 minutes with 1:10 staying in regulation.The Billikens led 69-63 when fans battling with each other stumbled across rows of seats and onto the floor.”You don’t often see this in college basketball

, however 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 the melee taken place.”The law enforcement officer and the security have actually come by and tried to help out almost right away to slow everything down. “Both teams gathered around their coaching personnels on the court as the brawl broke up, and the individuals were led up the stairs from the section.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated When the contest resumed, the Billikens were able

to close it

out. Gibson Jimerson scored 26 points as Saint Louis outlived VCU 78-69. Jimerson had 5 rebounds for the Billikens( 13-8, 6-2).

Kobe Johnson scored 19 points while going 6-of-10 from the flooring, including 2-for-5 from 3-point range, and 5-for-6 from the complimentary throw line and added six rebounds. Robbie Avila shot 3-of-5 from the field and 8-for-8 from the foul line to end up with 14 points.Zeb Jackson led the Rams( 16-5, 6-2)in scoring, ending up with 15 points and 2 takes. Phillip Russell included 15 points for VCU. Max Shulga also had 14 points. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Rams.The Associated Press contributed to this report.