article_snippet: This is the moment rivalry turned ugly at a college basketball game as opposing cheerleaders became involved in a brawl.
article_snippet: Members of the Tuskegee University and Albany State University dance teams were supporting Members of the Tuskegee University and Albany State University dance teams teams during a tournament clash involving the two Alabama schools.
article_snippet: But while there was plenty of action in a college basketball game, tensions boiled over off the court - when cheerleaders from both universities squared up for a fight at half time.
article_snippet: Ugly scenes: Members of the Tuskegee University and Albany State University dance teams were involved in a half time brawl during a college basketball fixture in Alabama .
article_snippet: The seven-second clip shows people desperately trying to keep the brawling cheerleaders apart while someone behind the camera repeatedly says 'Oh My God'.
article_snippet: According to al.com, cheerleaders from both schools were sent back to cheerleaders from both schools campuses and an investigation is underway.
article_snippet: The seven-second clip shows people desperately trying to keep the brawling cheerleaders apart while someone behind the camera repeatedly says 'Oh My God' The SIAC said in a statement: 'The obligation to observe basic principles of sportsmanship and fair play extends to all participants at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) tournament at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. '
article_snippet: As a consequence of the incident on Tuesday, the cheerleading and dance teams from both Albany State University and Tuskegee University will not be permitted to participate in our tournament for the remainder of the week.'
article_snippet: A statement on Tuskegee University's website said the college was 'disappointed by the incident which occurred between the cheerleaders of Tuskegee University and Albany State during Tuesday’s 2015 SIAC Tournament at the Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. '
highlights_snippet: Tuskagee and Albany State were playing each other in a basketball fixture .
  
highlights_snippet: But cheerleaders from both universities squared up for a brawl at half time .
  