Southland Conference suspends 8 basketball players over postgame brawl

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Eight college basketball players who were involved in the brawl following Texas A&M-Commerce's game against Incarnate Word have been suspended by the Southland Conference.

The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions defeated the Incarnate Word Cardinals in overtime on Monday night. But, as players participated in the traditional postgame handshake line, a melee erupted. Players, coaches, and staff members from both teams tried to intervene as the fight spread across the basketball court.

It remains unclear what caused the incident to start. A total of four players were suspended from each team for what the conference described as "flagrant unsportsmanlike actions."

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An all-out brawl broke out at the end of the Southland Conference game between Texas A&M-Commerce and Incarnate Word, lasting several minutes before both teams exited the court. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The suspensions are effective immediately, the conference said.

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Jerome Brewer Jr., a 6-foot-9-inch sophomore forward who played at Camden High School in New Jersey, one of the best teams in the country, was seen in the middle of the skirmish fighting his coaches as they attempted to hold him back.  

As Brewer continued to fight his way through his own team, the scrum continued to move across the court and Brewer eventually fell on top of his own people.

Brewer, along with his Texas A&M-Commerce teammates Ant Abraham and Kwo Agwa face three-game bans. Meanwhile, Prince Davies will serve a one-game