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Fight between fans delays St. Louis' victory over VCU

ST. LOUIS -- A fight between fans in the stands near the VCU bench caused a Rams' Atlantic 10 Conference game with St. Louis to be delayed about seven minutes with 1:10 remaining in regulation.

The Billikens led, 69-63, when fans wrestling with each other stumbled across rows of seats on onto the floor.

"You don't often see this in college basketball, but there is a heck of a brawl going on in the stands," play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy said on the CBS Sports Network as the melee ensued. "The police officers and the security have come over and tried to help out almost immediately to slow it all down.