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8 players ejected after fight breaks out between Florida and Kentucky at SEC Women’s Tournament
By Adam Spencer
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No. 14 seed Kentucky and No. 11 seed Florida are squaring off in a first-round SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament game on Wednesday afternoon, and things are getting heated.
Tatyana Wyche of Florida was seemingly the instigator, chucking the basketball at a Kentucky player after a basket.
That led to Wyche approaching the Wildcats’ bench, where more fighting unfolded before things were settled down:
Eight players were ejected in the SEC women's tournament after a scuffle broke out during the Kentucky-Florida game.
The game was delayed over 20 minutes. pic.twitter.com/iXUgUzltgj
— ESPN (@espn) March 1, 2023
A fight just broke out at the #SECWBB tournament between @KentuckyWBB and @GatorsWBK players. More TK but all I know is that Kentucky HC Elzy did lose a sparkly heel in the process.
Vid of her tail end. Sorry it’s not great, had a senior moment fumbling w my phone. @TheNextHoops pic.twitter.com/37o105qlVH
— Gabriella Lewis (she/her) (@_gabriellalewis) March 1, 2023
After a 20-minute delay to sort things out, a total of 4 players on each team were ejected, most for leaving the bench:
Quite a day at the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament so far. pic.twitter.com/JRQaubzqvB
— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) March 1, 2023
Following the altercation between UK and Florida—
Florida: Technical on Tatyana Wyche, she will be ejected. Dut, L. Wyche, Kyle will also be ejected for exiting the bench.
Kentucky: Technical on Petty. Intentional on Benton. Cassidy Rowe will be ejected for exiting the bench.
— Caroline Makauskas (@cmakauskas) March 1, 2023
Kentucky took a 22-21 lead into halftime after the scrum.
What does this mean moving forward?
Whatever team advances to face No. 6 seed Alabama on Thursday might be without some key players. We’ll see how the SEC wants to play this situation and what suspensions could be coming, but this isn’t a good scenario for either side at this point in the postseason when a loss means you’re done.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
