Emotions ran high Monday night in a basketball playoff game between Ypsilanti Lincoln and Ann Arbor Pioneer, and then they boiled over.
After Ypsilanti star and No. 1 player in the class of 2022 Emoni Bates was dragged down while attempting a layup, a skirmish broke out beneath the basket that had to be controlled by officials, coaches and police officers.
Lincoln would cruise to an 80-60 win, with Bates scoring a game-high 24 points.
The foul on Bates was committed by Pioneer’s Koebe Moore, who had apparently been going after Bates most of the night. Moore was assessed a technical and a flagrant and ejected from the game. Bates was issued a technical, before knocking down both his free throws.
Video of the scuffle can be seen below.