The police in Lexington, Kentucky, are looking for a fan who threw a water bottle on the field on Thursday in the opening game of March Madness.
According to that on the broadcast, it seemed to come from a fan of Louisville – whose team late in their match against Creighton lost.
With less than five minutes to go in the game, Louisville Coach Pat Kelsey began to bark at referee Brooks Wells for what he believed that a missed mistake was called at Creighton Point Guard Steven Ashworth.
Kelsey boarded the field in RUPP Arena on the campus of the University of Kentucky to shout against Wells – who immediately assessed him a technical error.
The first-year Louisville coach could not control himself and continued to scream to the official crew.
It was then that furious fans began to take matters into their own hands. While the technical was assessed, a fan that is still identified a full bottle of water over the Creighton bank and on the field threw
Louisville coach Pat Kelsey got a technical error that led to a strange series of events
After the mistake was called, Kelsey was seen screaming at official Brooks Wells
A fan then threw a full water bottle on the field in anger, which led to a long -term clearance
The water bottle flew 'From the Louisville side' and over the Creighton bank
Omroep Jim Jackson said it seemed to have come 'from the Louisville side' of the Arena. The sound of the water bottle that hits the court could be heard on the broadcast.
That incident led to a prolonged interruption when the members of the Arena crew members wipe the floor of all liquid to prevent there to speak of players players.
In the meantime, Arena officials and the police started looking for the perpetrator of the bottles. The police of Lexington nor the police of the University of Kentucky have publicly commented on this.
Fans reacted – cried poor sportiness while the cardinals lost too late from the Bluejays.
“The one who threw the water bottle is a clown,” wrote a user on X, formerly Twitter.
Another fan said: 'Stay mess. They deserved to lose with this kind of attitude. '
A fan of Kentucky took the chance to turn the knife in their rivals and said: 'Louisville fans showing their true colors today. At least they could look at some real championships for a change. '
“What is even more important, my bracket is now worthless,” wrote a particularly annoying fan.
The athletic director of Creighton posted a photo of the bottle with a caption after the victory of his team
Jamiya Neal led Creighton in scoring with 29 points and 12 rebounds to move forward
The promotion was probably just as much anger about the result of the game as the technical error of Kelsey as Louisville was ashamed of Creighton.
Despite a 'home shipping benefit' by playing in their home state, Louisville eventually lost 89-75 in a match that was not very close by half.
After the victory, Creighton Athletics director Marcus Blossom also posted a photo that he took with the water bottle with the caption: 'What a victory! Nothing could stop these Gaays today – not even this projective! On to the round of 32! '
Creighton's X-factor Jamiya Neal dropped a Double-Double of 29 points and 12 rebounds, while Ashworth owned four 3-Pointers to end with 22 points, five boards and five assists.
Louisville also had two 20-point scorers in Chucky Hepburn (22) and Terrence Edwards JR (21), but the team shot 42 percent compared to 57 percent of Creighton.
The cardinals, who were generally seen as an insufficient team that regards their success in the regular season, are now ready.
Creighton is now standing for the winner of the game between Auburn and Alabama State in the same arena in two days.
