Nick “Lacy” Fosco, a popular Internet streamer who donned a No. 22 Iowa jersey, didn’t exactly enjoy his weekend in the Bayou City. Lacy ranted and cursed the Houston Cougars for their Sweet 16 loss at Toyota Center late Thursday night, which he said cost him $5,000 in bets. Lacy doubled down Saturday, then had plenty of insult added to his financial injury. 

Lacy told Chron on Saturday he bet $10,000 on No. 9 seed Iowa to upset No. 3 seed Illinois, a losing wager as the Illini sprinted away in the second half in a 71-59 win. A bad bet is nothing new for Lacy, or for any streamer in the age of gambling-gone-everywhere. The real reason for Lacy’s frustration? Lacy alleged the NCAA banned him from streaming from his near-courtside seat, set two rows behind the baseline.

Lacy stopped streaming from Toyota Center late in the first half after a conversation with NCAA security, then continued his stream outside the arena. He claimed the NCAA banned him from the arena for streaming his reactions courtside.

However, when watching Lacy’s stream as the confrontation occurred, it looked as if NCAA security enforced its no-streaming policy in conversation with Lacy but didn’t kick Lacy from his seat. Instead, the stream showed security demanded Lacy either stop his stream or leave his seat. Lacy was left with a business proposition: watch the game from his $5,000 seats sans stream, or leave the seats and keep the cameras rolling. Lacy chose the latter.

Lacy claimed he was the victim of a “miscommunication” with the NCAA, saying he believed he was able to stream from inside arenas during tournament games. 

Toyota Center housed an electric college-hoops atmosphere both Thursday and Saturday. The stands were packed with Big Ten fans who traveled by plane, car and even bus to watch the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Illiini and Iowa Hawkeyes, and all three games of the South Regional provided significant drama.Â