A bench-clearing brawl during a women 's college basketball game on Saturday ended the contest before the winner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular-season title could be crowned . Texas Southern trailed Southern by two points at TSU 's H & PE Arena in Houston , Texas , with 12:37 left in the second half when the brawl broke out . SU was leading 51-49 when TSU 's Miracle Davis took a charge underneath her basket . Scroll down for video . Southern and Texas Southern were playing at H & PE Arena on Saturday when a massive brawl broke out . The two teams began fighting after TSU 's Miracle Davis took a charge underneath her team 's basket . The physical play prompted the melee to begin between the players , but it spread to include fans and cheerleaders as well . TSU 's Alexus Johnson and Diamonisha Sophus threw punches during the fight , the Advocate reported . Johnson was so heated , security officers had to prevent her from entering the SU locker room . Footage of the fight was captured by a cellphone . SU coach Sandy Pugh said he had never seen such an 'embarrassment ' in more than 30 years of being involved with basketball . He said . ' I just saw two kids standing up looking at each other , and someone else push and yell . 'My first reaction is to tell everyone to stay on the bench . But I look up and TSU has two kids running in . 'One of their kids throws the first punch , and one of our kids was on the ground and someone was just pounding her . Next thing I know , it was a melee . ' The physical play prompted the players to fight , but fans and cheerleaders got involved in the fracas as well . TSU 's Alexus Johnson ( left ) and Diamonisha Sophus ( right ) reportedly threw punches during the fight . Officials ruled the game ended in a double forfeit , but the SWAC later decided SU , which is located in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , won and both teams would share a piece of the regular-season title . SU athletic director Dr. William Broussard said : ' I have n't reviewed the film as much as I 'd like , but my initial response is that there was a significant show of and attempt at restraint on the part of our bench as the melee unfolded , . 'At a certain point it 's difficult to distinguish whether or not we interacted out of aggression or to defend teammates as Texas Southern 's game-day staff and security personnel attempted to respond . ' If both teams advance in the SWAC tournament , they could meet in the conference final over the weekend . Officials ruled the game ended in a double forfeit , but the SWAC later decided SU won the game by 51-40 . The SWAC women 's tournament starts on Tuesday but TSU and SU wo n't play until Wednesday . The TSU Lady Tigers are then No . 1 seed and the SU Lady Jaguars are seeded second . If both teams advance , they could meet in the conference final over the weekend . TSU athletic director Charles McClelland said : 'At Texas Southern University we hold our student-athletes to high standards in regards to sportsmanship and personal conduct . 'An unfortunate incident occurred during the second half of our women 's basketball with Southern University that undoubtedly does not reflect the core values and principles that we expect our student-athletes to exhibit at all times . 'Both institutions along with the conference office are in the process of reviewing the incident and gathering additional information . ' SU will share a piece of the SWAC 's regular-season title with TSU after winning the game by two points .
Southern and Baton Rouge Southern played at H & PE Arena in Baton Rouge on Saturday . Playing for Southwestern Athletic Conference women 's regular-season title . Bench-clearing brawl broke out with Southern leading 51-49 in second half . Officials ruled the game a double forfeit , but SWAC later said SU won 51-49 . SWAC women 's hoops tournament starts Tuesday and teams could play .