Tennessee's Jones Ejected for Neck Hold

0:00On March 20, Tennessee State's Kevin Jones got hit with a flagrant two-fowl and tossed from Friday's NCAA tournament game against Iowa State. It happened when Jones wrapped his arms around Iowa State Freshman, Dominica's pled as Nick, as Pleda went up for a shot. Officials reviewed the play and called it right away, which means automatic ejection. Earlier in the game, Iowa State's Nate Hies got tangled up with a Tennessee State player, and refs stepped in quick and no foul was called on either. Side. After the ejection, Jones walked over to Pleda, and the two shook hands before Jones headed to the locker room. That showed some sportsmanship amid the tension. Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson also went down early with an ankle injury on a non-contact play and didn't come back. These moments added drama to the matchup, but the game pushed on without them.