{"id":1367875,"date":"2022-03-09T21:45:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T02:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1367875"},"modified":"2022-03-09T21:45:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T02:45:59","slug":"watch-wild-fight-shuts-down-nec-championship-game-in-rhode-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-wild-fight-shuts-down-nec-championship-game-in-rhode-island\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Wild Fight Shuts Down NEC Championship Game in Rhode Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-wild-fight-shuts-down-nec-championship-game-in-rhode-island%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1367875&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A wild fight broke out in the stands causing officials to call a halt to the NEC Championship game in Rhode Island Tuesday. Both teams were sent to the locker rooms as the mess was sorted out.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred with only five minutes left on the clock as the Bryant Bulldogs held a commanding 36-point lead over the Wagner Seahawks at Bryant University\u2019s Chase Athletic Center in Smithfield, RI. However, the game came to a screeching <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nec-championship-game-paused-late-after-fan-brawl-behind-wagner-bench-bryant-022925360.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">halt<\/a> when the stands suddenly erupted, according to Yahoo Sports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Video of the incident shows some Bryant players jumping around agitated as a fight raged in the stands just behind the sidelines. A few players even looked to be held back from the fray, indicating that some wanted to wade into the melee.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were seen throwing water bottles and taking swings at each other only a few rows above the court.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">unreal stuff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KL1FOLedXS\">pic.twitter.com\/KL1FOLedXS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bubbaprog\/status\/1501377798304325635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Officials called a halt to the game, sent the players to their locker rooms, and began removing fans from both sides.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what started the fight or if the incident featured any taunting of players.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oh they were THROWING in the stands at Bryant-Wagner <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58vogduh90\">pic.twitter.com\/58vogduh90<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1501379099327086593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The game did not start again for more than half an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Once play resumed, the last segment was anticlimactic as both teams agreed to forego timeouts and just let the clock run out. And Wagner\u2019s players were then quickly ushered off the court to make sure celebrating Bryant students did not come in contact with them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wagner vs Bryant (Malice at the Palace pt. 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xCCxV2S9zS\">pic.twitter.com\/xCCxV2S9zS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Taylor (@kkyletayylorr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkyletayylorr\/status\/1501377944043855882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bryant easily won the game with a 70-43 final, earning the Bulldogs a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in the team\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant President Ross Gittell blasted the unruly students in an open letter saying, \u201cThe team presented Bryant spirit and character that was unfortunately not demonstrated by all-out students in the stands last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from Bryant University president on brawl at last night&#8217;s game vs. Wagner. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dng9mGhONg\">pic.twitter.com\/dng9mGhONg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael McDermott (@mikemcdermott76) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikemcdermott76\/status\/1501582942866481153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wild fight broke out in the stands causing officials to call a halt to the NEC Championship game in Rhode Island Tuesday. 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