The College of Oklahoma is reviewing video footage from Wednesday evening’s residence recreation vs. Kentucky in an effort to establish the individual liable for throwing a beverage can that just about hit a Kentucky participant within the head on the conclusion of the Sooners’ 83-82 loss.
In a press release, the varsity mentioned it’s investigating the matter and speaking with the SEC whereas encouraging anybody with data to come back ahead by emailing oah@ou.edu.
“We’re conscious of an incident that occurred following final evening’s males’s basketball contest in opposition to Kentucky involving the throwing of a beverage can towards gamers,” OU mentioned. “We’re carefully reviewing all obtainable footage and are working to establish concerned events. We’re additionally in communication with the Southeastern Convention.
“The College of Oklahoma doesn’t in any means condone this kind of fan conduct and it’ll not be tolerated. We are going to take acceptable and obligatory motion in opposition to anybody who conducts themself in such a way. We apologize to College of Kentucky gamers, coaches and followers.”
The beverage can got here flying within the route of Kentucky gamers as they walked in direction of the locker room space celebrating a recreation by which it gained with a go-ahead bucket within the ultimate 10 seconds of play. It almost hit sophomore heart Brandon Garrison, a former Oklahoma State participant and a local of Oklahoma, within the head. Garrison ducked and averted it however observed in real-time how shut it got here to hitting him.
The incident adopted a tense back-and-forth recreation that included 9 lead adjustments, eight ties and ended with OU’s protection faltering down the stretch. Kentucky made 4 of its ultimate 5 subject objective makes an attempt, together with the go-ahead bucket with six seconds remaining from former OU participant Otega Oweh, who completed with 28 factors.