Big Ten Tournament changes security detail following USC, fan confrontation

After USC‘s 76-71 loss to Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, several Trojans were spotted in a heated altercation with Boilermakers fans on their way back to the locker room. The two parties had to be separated.

According to the person who caught the incident on video, the fans were heckling the players coming off the court after the game. On Friday, TMZ Sports reported the conference has taken security measures to ensure a similar incident doesn’t occur again.

“There was a verbal exchange near the entrance to the tunnel between members of the Trojans staff and a handful of fans ticketed in courtside club seats who also had access to the area,” a conference spokesperson told TMZ Sports. “The exchange was quickly resolved without escalation, and adjustments have been made to security procedures surrounding that area for the remaining three days of the tournament in order to eliminate overlap between game participants and fans.”

This story will be updated.

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