Security videos reveal more details from Nevada-Utah State basketball tirade
Things got ugly after Nevada's 81-76 loss to Utah State on Saturday night in Logan, Utah.
Fans stormed the court at the buzzer, and several Nevada players and coaches said fans were touching them as they tried to get to the locker room. The drama didn't end when the Wolf Pack left the court -- Nevada players and coaches went on a profanity-laced tirade near the locker room.
Now, security surveillance video offers additional insight. Two angles show eight minutes of security footage (without audio) from the hallway between the Nevada and Utah State locker rooms.
At the 0:45 mark, the game's referees enter the frame and head into a room near the cameras just as Nevada coach Eric Musselman passes through, followed by other members of the Nevada coaching staff. The first player to enter the frame is David Cunningham at 1:23.
Trailing most of the players, coaches and staff is Jordan Caroline, who is first seen at 1:55. He covers his face with his jersey, leans against the wall and crouches down. Rex Walters, special assistant to the head coach, stays with Caroline; Todd Okeson, assistant director of basketball operations, joins the pair, and the three walk toward Nevada's locker room.
OPINION: Students rushing the court is stupid. And dangerous. And someone is going to die.
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At 3:44, something behind Walters and Okeson catches their attention; they turn and appear to say something in response as they take a few slow steps back down the hall. The opposite angle shows a hallway that’s empty except for one man in a Utah State jacket. A few seconds later, the unidentified man casually motions to someone to head down toward the Utah State locker room.
Within seconds, other coaches reappear, including Musselman. Caroline charges past everyone. At 3:58, a Nevada coach appears to try to keep the rest of the players within the locker room. Trey Porter takes the lead and then tries to restrain his teammates, including Caleb and Cody Martin. The last players down the hall are Corey Henson, who walks slowly behind the team, and Cunningham, who emerges from the locker room after the rest of the team.
The video captured by Salt Lake City TV station KUTV, initially released on Saturday evening, roughly lines up with the 4:42 mark of the security footage. The KUTV footage shows Caroline breaking a fire extinguisher case.
The incident breaks up around 4:55, and Nevada players return to their locker room. Cunningham, Jordan Brown and Nevada staff members Brandon Dunson and Ron Cooper wrap their arms around Caroline. Utah State's mascot, Big Blue, briefly makes an appearance at 5:26 before ducking down a side hallway to avoid the situation.