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Louisville-Creighton Game Delayed After Fan Throws Bottle on Court Following Technical Foul

The bottle was thrown from the stands after Louisville coach Pat Kelsey was hit with at technical foul.

Ryan Phillips

Referees discuss a technical foul called on Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey.
Referees discuss a technical foul called on Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey. / CBS
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One Louisville fan was not happy with the officiating during the opening round of the NCAA tournament and did something completely unacceptable.

After Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey was hit with a technical foul late in the second half against Creighton, a fan threw a water bottle onto the court.

The action was likely a protest against the officials, who Kelsey had been raging at for most of the game.

It was an awful time for Louisville's head coach to get hit with a technical, as his team was only down 12 with 4:41 remaining. Creighton's Steven Ashworth made both of the free throws and then Jamiya Neal hit a jumper on the ensuing possession to extend the Bluejays' lead to 77-61.

Here's video of Kelsey earning that technical foul:

Hopefully whoever threw the bottle was quickly ejected from the arena.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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