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A chaotic scene went down before the Georgetown-Providence basketball game Saturday … with videos flooding social media of fans pushing and yelling outside.
Here’s the deal … students were lined up, ready to head into the Amica Mutual Pavillion in Rhode Island for the Big East Conference showdown — where they’d reportedly been since 7 AM, almost three hours before tip-off!!!
These dedicated students seem to have gotten overexcited ’cause it appears some started pushing their way forward … which led to several students on the ground — and a metal barricade standing almost totally vertical on the side.
Check out the vid — several people are on the ground while their fellow students seem to be trying to hold the crowd back … clearly in an effort to keep them from being trampled.
It’s a tense scene … with security screaming at students to stop pushing and shoving a couple students away from those who fell — the person taking the video didn’t come away unscathed either, tilting the camera down to reveal their shoes were taken off in the melee.
The mood in Providence today after a dramatic win over Ed Cooley’s Georgetown Hoyas: pic.twitter.com/rWcqf9Mgsy
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Ultimately, the people working seemed to calm things down and let students into the game slowly. It’s not clear if anyone was injured … but regardless, it’s a pretty scary scene. BTW, Providence ended up winning the game 84-76 — and videos from inside the arena show the sheer magnitude of the crowd.
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Glad everything seems to have worked out OK … despite some very early scares.