Arizona students riot after losing to Wisconsin in NCAA Tournament, 15 people arrested

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — Students at the University of Arizona apparently did not take Saturday night’s loss to Wisconsin in the Elite Eight well.

According to student newspaper Daily Wildcat’s Twitter account (@dailywildcat): “Dozens of students shot with beanbags” by law enforcement who were wearing riot gear and gas masks.

Tucson police said they shot pepper spray at several hundred fans who took to the streets and threw beer bottles and firecrackers at officers after the team’s overtime loss in the NCAA Tournament.

Read more at The New York Daily News.

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