(New York Post) The University of Connecticut students and fans brought chaos to the school’s campus celebrating UConn’s 76-59 national championship win over San Diego State in Houston on Monday night.
The Storrs, Conn., campus erupted into madness after the game ending, ringing in the Huskies’ first Men’s NCAA championship win since 2014 in Philadelphia-like fashion.
In videos and photos circulating on Twitter, fans and students climb lampposts, take down lampposts, and use them as battering rams to smash through the doors of a campus building.
Uconn students smash through a campus building’s front door using a lamppost after the Huskies won the men’s national championship over San Diego State.
chaos in storrs #UCONN pic.twitter.com/FQcwoVW6M0
— Just Noogs (@justnoogs) April 4, 2023
UConn campus right now pic.twitter.com/sPIGckjVwi
— ANTON (@AntonAllTime) April 4, 2023
WTNH also reported that fans flipped cars, broke windows, and climbed buildings.
Many students had been watching the game on campus at Gampel Pavilion before filling the street in celebration.
Outside of lampposts, what appeared to be a small active fire on campus had erupted before fire trucks came onto the scene.
A fire appears to have broken out on Connecticut’s campus following the Huskies’ national championship win.
Absolute mayhem on the UConn campus after the national championship pic.twitter.com/k0zn5TBRyG
— Gaby Molina (@M_GabrielaMo) April 4, 2023
Down goes a light pole at @UConn. Students rowdy and lively on campus after @UConnMBB win the national championship. @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/m1dNbklOGA
— Jeremy Chen (@JeremyChentv) April 4, 2023
