Celebrations, some destruction after UConn win

STORRS, Conn.– Countless UConn males’s basketball fans, most of them trainees, spilled onto school after seeing a broadcast of the Huskies’ NCAA title game win over San Diego State, with some pulling down signs and light poles, smashing windows and causing other damage.Gampel Pavilion was

open Monday night for trainees to view the game, which was played in Houston. UConn authorities stated they were still evaluating the degree of the damage Tuesday early morning and prepared to offer an upgrade on arrests and any injuries.Most of the partying

, which lasted into early Tuesday morning, was peaceful, but social media and television video revealed students taking down signs and light posts, with numerous utilizing one pole to smash through the glass door of one campus structure as a crowd cheered.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated WTIC-TV showed

a van

that had been reversed, with all of its windows shattered. Video from social networks likewise showed students collected around what seemed furniture and wood pallets that had been set on fire.The team was scheduled to return house to Storrs afternoon, with

a rally prepared inside Gampel, the team’s house arena.The Huskies were arranged to reach Bradley International Airport about 3:30 p.m., with team buses making the about 40-mile drive to school under police escort. The school stated there will be no public access at the airport.Gov. Ned Lamont took to Twitter soon after the 76-59 victory to congratulate the group “You people worked so tough for this and we could not be more happy, “he wrote.”Now, it’s time to prepare a parade.”