Texas Tech fans litter court with trash after being upset with call

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Texas Tech Red Raiders fans littered their own home court on Tuesday night in the second half of their 81-69 loss to the Texas Longhorns, and it cost their team some points.

The incident occurred with about 10:16 left in the game. Longhorns forward Brock Cunningham delivered a hard check to Texas Tech guard Darrion Williams, knocking him out of bounds. As officials reviewed the play, Texas Tech fans threw objects, including water bottles, onto the court.

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From left to right, Rodney Terry, Steve McClain and Dillon Mitchell, #23 of the Texas Longhorns, react to water bottles being thrown onto the court during the second half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at United Supermarkets Arena on Feb. 27, 2024 in Lubbock, Texas. (John E. Moore III/Getty Images)

Big 12 officials reviewed the play and assessed a Flagrant 2 foul on Cunningham, which led to his ejection. Texas Tech was also assessed a technical foul because of its fans’ behavior. It prompted Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland to get on the microphone and tell fans to stop it.

"We all know what's at stake in this game," McCasland told reporters after the game, via the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. "There's a lot going on. There's a lot of passion in this game. When you have to go talk on the mic, you're talking to 15-plus-thousand people, but really, you're talking to a couple people that are doing things that are completely unacceptable. 

"You could tell when I finally communicated clearly, like, this can't happen, a lot of people were applauding because they know it's not what we need to do, and it cost us