""The Atlantic 10 has issued reprimands to both Saint Louis and VCU for violating sportsmanship policies in the A-10 Code of Conduct during the incident at the conclusion of the Friday night game," the league said in a statement on Saturday. "Additionally, both programs will be fined according to conference policy. There will be no conference-issued suspensions as the officials adjudicated the incident within the prescribed rules of the game in exemplary fashion.""
"With his team up double digits in the final seconds, Saint Louis guard Quentin Jones tried to dribble out until the final buzzer but not before he bumped an opposing player. VCU's Nyk Lewis then stole the ball and Saint Louis standout Robbie Avila bumped Lewis out of bounds. That sequence led to players and staffers from both teams spilling onto the floor in a chaotic scene."
Atlantic 10 issued reprimands and fines to both Saint Louis and VCU for violating sportsmanship policies. Officials reviewed the end-of-game incident and concluded the plays were adjudicated within the prescribed rules, so no conference suspensions were imposed. With seconds remaining in Saint Louis' 88-75 win, a sequence of bumping, a steal, and an out-of-bounds play escalated into both benches clearing. Multiple players were ejected, leaving VCU with only four players and Saint Louis with six to finish the game. Robbie Avila was whistled for a foul leading to three free throws while Barry Evans and Quentin Jones received flagrant-2 fouls and were ejected.
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