Almost all players participated in the group match between Bayi Men's Basketball Team and Georgetown University, and the match was finally cancelled. In an interview with ESPN, Max Kelly, the team director of Georgetown University, said that Bayi got 57 free throws, while Georgetown only got 15. The whole team felt that they had been treated unfairly, which became the fuse of the conflict.
"This is a game full of physical confrontation. Bayi team made 57 free throws, while we only had 15. The game scene quickly got out of control. " Mexes-Kelly said.
18 The game that night was full of gunpowder from the beginning. 1 minute left in the third quarter. In an attack, Xu Zhonghao was directly pushed to the ground by players from Georgetown University. He angrily walked to the coach's seat and protested loudly with the other coach. Then the Bayi team's action gradually increased, and an attack in Georgetown also met with a foul from the other side. At this time, both sides are already nervous. In the next round, Georgetown dunked, and Xu Zhonghao prepared a kickback in the subsequent attack, but was directly thrown to the ground, and the referee awarded a foul. Xu Zhonghao fined 1. The two sides fought for rebounds, and Wang Zhongguang was knocked to the ground while fighting for the ground ball. The fuse of many conflicts was finally lit, and the players from both sides began to push each other, which later evolved into a team battle between the players from both sides.
The game ended with six minutes left in the fourth quarter. At that time, the score was 64 even. John Thompson III, the coach of Georgetown team, ordered his team to leave the stadium immediately after a group fight between the two sides. ESPN reported that Georgetown player Henry Simms was hit by a chair. On the way back to the dressing room, other players need to avoid items such as water bottles thrown by the audience from the stands.
However, on the 20th, the Bayi Men's Basketball Team shook hands with Georgetown University and the two sides exchanged signature balls.