Sportsmanship at its Finest

Tonight my friends and I were able to witness one of the most embarrassing examples of sportsmanship in recent college basketball history. Baylor hosted the Aggies from A&M and lost by 14 points. The game was close throughout, but the Aggies made their free throws down the stretch and won the game.
With about 10-12 minutes left in the game, one Baylor fan threw a ball onto the court in response to a bad call. The referees saw the infraction and warned the crowd that if another item was thrown on the court, the Bears would receive a technical foul. Soon afterwards, some of the players started talking trash. After a hard collision at midcourt, which left my boy Tweety writhing in pain on the floor, there was a double technical foul called and the players and fans began to express their frustration.
At this point, something awful began to happen. I turned to my left to see one Baylor fan calling the Aggie fans "fags" and "girls." The Aggies responded fairly well; jawed back some, but nothing profane. Then I looked down and saw a man with a face full of terror screaming at the Aggie Faithful. He ended his tirade with an inappropriate gesture and then sat back down in his seat. Another ball flies onto the court. This time the Baylor fans are cheering because either an Aggies actually threw the ball (which makes no sense) or they found a scapegoat for someone who threw the ball on the court. Either way, the team received a pair of technicals and the game was then out of reach.
As my friend Carson put it, "Mob mentality took over." It was unbelievable. I began to feel frustrated and just gross: not because Baylor lost, but it was as if the actions of the fans took all the 'good' out of the game. I looked in every direction and saw men acting like spoiled little kids. The A&M guard (I can't remember his name) put the exclamation point on the evening with a little, "screw you" by catching his own toss off the backboard and throwing it down with a second left. It is debatable whether this was a sportsmanlike act, but it didn't matter. Soon more foam balls, water bottles, and one open cup of Dr. Pepper hit the floor while the players and coaches were shaking hands.
It was a sad night for Baylor. Carson didn't even care that his Aggies won, he genuinely felt bad that something that volatile could occur at a college basketball game. I am not embarrassed at my university, just amazed at the power of people and the danger of a mob mentality. The emotions I felt thrown at me toward the end of the game were bitterness, anger, ire, jealousy, fear, frustration, and hatred. Sound like an event hosted by the biggest Baptist university in the world? I have never felt that way leaving a game and I hope I never will again.