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Jacksonville State Gamecocks and UTEP Miners Meet in CUSA Tournament
The incident followed a buzzer-beater and ongoing tensions in the handshake line; Conference USA and schools are reviewing fan behavior after Jacksonville State's 64-61 win.
- Mostapha El Moutaouakkil's buzzer-beating 3-pointer secured a 64-61 victory, and a UTEP fan then grabbed a chair and confronted Jacksonville State players during the handshake line on Saturday.
- Patterns of postgame friction at UTEP followed, including a Feb. 21 incident when Joe Golding confronted Jason Hooten, nearly sparking a fight.
- Video shows the exchange after the final horn when a UTEP fan briefly held a chair during the handshake line, and Jacksonville State personnel with local police quickly separated them.
- Conference USA said it is looking into the aftermath, and Jacksonville State told ESPN it would 'defer' to CUSA while Jim Senter, UTEP athletic director, said 'We will take appropriate action as needed'.
- Other videos from the event show additional UTEP fans exchanging with Jacksonville State players, and UTEP arena security formed a boundary directing both teams back to their locker rooms.
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UTEP fan picks up chair, yells at Jacksonville State players in wild scene after buzzer-beater
Conference USA and both schools involved are reviewing a post-game incident Saturday in which a UTEP fan picked up a chair during a heated confrontation with Jacksonville State players.
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Chair-wielding fan almost causes a brawl after UTEP-Jacksonville State game
A fan tried to steal the spotlight following the wild ending to Saturday’s game between the UTEP Miners and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. As players from both sides gathered for the handshake line, an enraged UTEP fan suddenly picked up a chair and started shouting. It was not clear what triggered the fan’s outburst, but he surely disturbed the peace during what was supposedly a display of great sports…
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