Some rough play during a college basketball game Thursday led to a punch being thrown on the court, causing both teams to flood the boards looking for a brawl.

The fisticuffs broke out during the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament game between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and UT-Martin at Ford Center in Indiana when SIUE forward DeeJuan Pruitt took a swing at UT Martin’s Rifen Miguel, TMZ reported.

The conflagration began when Miguel (in white) bumped into Pruitt (In the black and red jersey) as he tried to grab a rebound in the first half. Pruitt was obviously unhappy with the roughness and took a run at Miguel to let him know just how annoyed he was at the bumping.

Miguel leaned back at Pruitt as the two had words, but Pruitt responded with a haymaker to Miguel’s jaw.

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Soon enough, both teams rushed to the court, and a short pushing and shoving match ensued. An all-out brawl was avoided as the UT Martin Skyhawks gathered around Miguel to support and protect him.

Miguel then began stumbling around in a near flop as he dramatically showcased his injury for the fans.

Officials eventually ejected both players from the game.

UT Martin ended up defeating SIUE 81-75.

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