UA staff involved in on-court confrontation

Coach Eric Mussleman and the Arkansas men’s basketball team will open SEC play at LSU on Dec. 28, with the SEC home opener against Missouri on Jan. 4.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)
Coach Eric Mussleman and the Arkansas men’s basketball team will open SEC play at LSU on Dec. 28, with the SEC home opener against Missouri on Jan. 4. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo)

There was an on-court confrontation following the University of Arkansas' 78-74 overtime victory over San Diego State on Wednesday night at the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina (Hawaii) Civic Center.

In a video shared with WholeHogSports.com by Blair Cartwright of Springdale, a man can be seen rushing toward members of Arkansas' staff as they left the floor after the game.

"There was just an Aztec fan that came down and said some things," Arkansas Coach Eric Musselman said when asked about the incident in his postgame news conference.

"There [were] words exchanged," Musselman added.

In a statement posted to its Twitter page, the Maui Invitational referred to the incident as isolated.

"Security acted quickly and appropriately to immediately remove those involved from the arena," according to the statement.

-- Matt Jones

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