… The people they thought they could get to and push back, they did.” “They were kind of going selective, it seemed. “It was crazy,” said Alek Rea, president of the BSU student section, ironically called The Corral. Some students broke through the line or found gaps in it, while others were pushed back by security in a stand-off, even as Boise State players chanted for their inclusion in the celebration after the Broncos' 73-67 victory. "But the Nevada squad and the trio of officials were safe when a few security guards started tackling and body-slamming excited students trying to celebrate with maybe the best basketball team in school history." The stadium staff is responsible for making sure the refs and opposing teams can exit the court safely. Most schools around the country have similar precautions during big games. "There was a thin line of security blocking the court, standing a few feet apart and holding a rope about as thin as an IPhone cable. A bunch of students who weren’t alive for that 1988 title crept closer to the court, filling the stairways in preparation for the first court storming of the season. Boise State’s first outright conference championship in 34 years was seconds away. A court-storming at Boise's ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday has drawn criticism for the manner in which security officials appeared to approach their responsibilities.Īs Jordan Kaye of the Idaho Press described it, "The clock wound down at ExtraMile Arena.
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