More trouble after a big sports event? Shocker.

Reuters reports.

Dozens arrested near University of Kentucky after Final Four loss

Thirty-one people were arrested overnight near the University of Kentucky after the school’s previously undefeated men’s basketball team was knocked out the NCAA’s Final Four tournament in a semi-final loss to Wisconsin, police said on Sunday.

Hundreds of fans flooded the streets around the school’s Lexington, Kentucky, campus after the Wisconsin Badgers stunned the No. 1-ranked Wildcats with a 71-64 win in Indianapolis. Kentucky had been a favorite to win the tournament.

Those arrested face charges including public intoxication and disorderly conduct, Lexington Police Sgt. Scott May said. Some people set pieces of furniture on fire, burned T-shirts and other items, but there were no reports of serious injuries or property damage, May said.

Police had geared up for a big turnout, expecting a win, May said.

“We didn’t get near as many people as we could have. If they had won, it would have been a lot larger crowd,” he said.

In Madison, home of the University of Wisconsin, there was also a heavy police presence as Badger basketball fans took to the streets near the campus to dance, climb trees and throw toilet paper rolls.


 
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