( CNN ) -- Hours after raucous University of Kentucky students torched cars and couches after their men 's basketball team advanced to the NCAA championship , the Wildcats ' coach said that he understood fans ' passion but was `` disappointed '' by some of their actions . `` The state of Kentucky is so connected to this program . It 's the commonwealth 's team , '' coach John Calipari told reporters Sunday . `` They go overboard sometimes . '' Top-seeded Kentucky wrapped up its 69-61 win over in-state rival Louisville on Saturday night , in the first of two semifinal games in the NCAA tourney widely known as March Madness . The victory spurred hundreds of Wildcat backers to exit bars , restaurants and residences in the school 's hometown of Lexington and flood the streets , many of them raising their fists and screaming for joy . SI.com : Kansas star looks to redeem himself . Members of the city police force watched the revelry , including celebrating students who partied around several cars and couches that had been lit on fire , said police Lt. Mark Brand . Video from the scene , from CNN affiliate WLEX , showed flames rising into the sky as fire trucks attempted to navigate through the crowd . At least one car could be seen overturned , and the University of Kentucky 's Twitter feed noted reports of `` several criminal incidents '' and the temporary closure of a number of roads . Brand , from the Lexington police , said that authorities were n't able to get the situation along one road , State Street , fully under control until nearly 1 a.m. -- some four hours after the Wildcats ' game ended . Some students were arrested , but police did not reveal the number . Brand did say that at least one person suffered a minor injury , a scraped knee . Calipari defended Kentucky 's fans during a press conference in New Orleans , where his team is preparing to face the University of Kansas in the finals on Monday night . The Wildcats , who entered the tourney as the nation 's consensus No . 1 team , are favored going into the showdown , according to oddsmakers . The coach said that , while they fervently support their team and might rejoice in its victories , Kentucky supporters would never show up an opponent . `` Our fans are the classiest , '' Calipari said , adding that they 'd never `` storm the court '' as some do after a big win . `` They 're not vicious to the opponent . They 're not that way . '' CNN 's Maggie Schneider contributed to this report .
The Lexington men 's basketball team beat Lexington to advance to Monday 's the University of Kentucky 's final . After the Monday game , 69 of fans flooded the streets of Lexington to celebrate . The school notes `` criminal incidents '' ; police say couches and cars were lit on fire . The team 's coach says its fans are passionate , but they `` go overboard sometimes ''