A fan tried to steal the spotlight following the wild ending to Saturday\u2019s game between the UTEP Miners and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s outburst, but he surely disturbed the peace during what was supposedly a display of great sportsmanship between the two Conference USA teams.<\/p>\n
The fan\u2019s companion tried to hold him back, as others also tried to pacify the situation.<\/p>\n
You can watch that wild moment here.<\/p>\n
A UTEP fan got into it with Jacksonville State players in the handshake line and nearly started a skirmish \ud83d\ude33pic.twitter.com\/L0HnVWesh2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) March 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n The fan probably forgot how to act properly in public after witnessing the shocking way the Miners lost to the visiting Gamecocks.<\/p>\n With seconds left in regulation and the score tied at 61-61, the Gamecocks brought the ball up the court. Jacksonville State sophomore guard attacked the gut of the Miners\u2019 defense before making a kickout pass to senior guard Mostapha El Moutaouakkil, who took a wide-open shot from behind the arc. Moutaouakkil released the ball at the buzzer, hitting the shot to give the Gamecocks a 64-61 victory.<\/p>\n JACKSONVILLE STATE (-1) BUZZER BEATER TO ELIMINATE UTEP FROM THE C-USA TOURNAMENT \ud83d\ude31<\/p>\n WHAT A FINISH \ud83d\udd25pic.twitter.com\/IWSAx8cD63<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Covers (@Covers) March 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n UTEP\u2019s loss means the Miners will miss the 2026 Conference USA Tournament, as the bottom two regular-season finishers in the league are disqualified from it. <\/p>\n