The SEC Women's Basketball Championship was already supposed to be a tight contest between rivals the South Carolina Gamecocks and LSU Tigers, but things got a little too weird during Sunday's game.
Gamecocks center Kamilla Cardoso and Tigers guard Flau'jae Johnson got into a close fight in the fourth quarter after MiLaysia Fulwiley stole the ball from Johnson, who was later called for a foul.
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With the clock stopped, Johnson shoved Ashlyn Watkins after the South Carolina sophomore forward started celebrating in front of her face.
Cardoso walked up and pushed Johnson to the ground, sparking some pushing and shoving between the players as the coaches began breaking them up. At least one person climbed over the scorer's table onto the court and was kicked out by security for causing a disturbance.
The ESPN broadcast confirmed the man was Johnson's brother.
The incident resulted in a 19-minute delay in the game, with the undefeated Gamecocks leading 73-66.
LSU's final tear POA was stretched out on the court after a serious injury, forcing him to miss the SEC title game.
Cardoso, the hero of South Carolina's semifinal win, was ejected from the game. Both benches were ejected from the game. The game ended with 5-on-5 basketball.
Cardoso will likely have to miss South Carolina's first game of the NCAA Tournament because he was ejected for fighting.
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley apologized to the basketball world.
“When you play in a championship game like this in our league, things get heated,” she told ESPN after the game. “There are no bad intentions. Sometimes things like this happen because emotions take over too much. We would like to apologize for our part in that.”
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South Carolina won 79-72. This is the eighth time in the past 10 seasons that the Gamecocks have won the SEC Tournament Championship. Fulwiley led the team with 24 points.
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