Missouri forward Jeremiah Tilmon slowly trotted back to the Tigers’ bench after earning his fifth foul. The echoes of the Rowdy Reptiles rang behind him.
“Left, right, left, right, left, right.”
As he reached his seat, he knew what was coming. It happens every time an opposing player fouls out of a game at the O’Connell Center. The student section finishes with the ultimate closing move, a metaphorical last jab to the player that can’t play in the game anymore.
“Sit down!”
Tilmon clearly didn’t like that. He was already frustrated from being forced out of the game.