Utah State knocked off No. 12 Nevada 81-76 on Saturday night in Logan, UT. It’s Utah State’s first win vs a top-25 team since 2007, and naturally Aggies fans at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum rushed the court.
However, Nevada’s players and coaching staff were quite angry postgame after allegedly being touched on the court and verbally abused by Utah State fans. Wolf Pack star senior Jordan Carolina was particularly livid, and punched a fire extinguisher case while yelling and being held back in the tunnel.
From what I gathered Nevada players and coaches didn’t appreciate how Utah State fans treated them after the game (touching them, verbal abuse, etc.). Aggie fans had just rushed the court so they had easy access to players.
— Jake Edmonds (@JakeKUTV) March 3, 2019
Here’s crazy video that features plenty of NSFW language, and begins with Caroline breaking the glass:
Wow! Emotions running high after the Utah State vs Nevada game. This is incredible. @KUTV2News (WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE) pic.twitter.com/mFl7wIP6W9
— Jake Edmonds (@JakeKUTV) March 3, 2019
Nevada forward Jordan Caroline also apparently punched a fire extinguisher postgame and broke some glass. Caroline had a bloody knuckle when I walked past him outside the team's locker room. #Nevada #USU #MWHoops
— John Coon (@johncoonsports) March 3, 2019
More video featuring angry Nevada coaches and local police in the tunnel:
This was the scene near the Utah State locker room. Players and coaches tried to get in, upset about fans touching the players on the court.
*Strong language (I bleeped what I could)* pic.twitter.com/Ax5Y7gdPMn— Matthew L Glade (@matthewLksl) March 3, 2019
Nevada head coach Eric Musselman wasn’t made available to the media.
Nevada coach Eric Musselman isn't speaking to the media after engaging in a tirade outside the Wolf Pack locker room that required the presence of local police to restore order. #Nevada #USU #MWHoops
— John Coon (@johncoonsports) March 3, 2019
There’s sure to be much more to come on this story, and it will be interesting to see what Nevada has to say when they do speak to the media (probably back in Reno).
If they’re this mad now, wait until they lose in the first round of March Madness……
Caroline looked fine coming off the court. Had to be in the hallway. Staff had a rope separating fans/players as they left the court. https://twitter.com/andybobbaker/status/1102104515497455616 In my opinion though, it makes Caroline look weak considering he uses the word freely himself.