A college basketball player was socked in the face by a vicious punch during a conflict in a game on Thursday night … and the wild skirmish was all recorded on video.
It took place at the Ford Center in Indiana … when Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and UT-Martin were squaring off in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.
In the broadcast video of the game, you can see UT Martin huge male Rifen Miguel hurried into the paint in an obvious effort to get a rebound late in the very first half of the contest … however knocked into the back of SIUE forward DeeJuan Pruitt at the same time.
Here is whatever that took place that led up to DeeJuan Pruitt tossing among the worst sucker punches that you’ll ever see in SIU-Edwardsville vs. UT Martin. Hopefully Rifen Miguel is ok. pic.twitter.com/I0l4QfXSMi
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Pruitt plainly didn’t like the contact, and right away raced to enter Miguel’s face to let him learn about it.
Miguel then leaned on Pruitt as he made his method back down the court — when, all of a sudden, Pruitt rocked him in his jaw with a substantial right-hand man.
Miguel relied on pursue Pruitt … however both benches cleared, and gamers, coaches and authorities stepped in prior to things intensified even more.
Miguel was visibly shocked after the run-in … requiring to be held up by his colleagues.
Both men, on the other hand, were ultimately ejected from the contest.
In completion, Miguel got the ultimate victory … as UT Martin beat SIUE, 81-75.