Iowa and Illinois players. Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Popular Streamers Lacy & Sketch Kicked Out Of NCAA Elite 8 Game Despite Paying $5K Per Ticket, And They Weren’t Happy About It

Originally posted on Total Pro Sports | By Orlando Silva | Last updated Mar 29, 2026 8:02 PM ET

Two popular streamers were kicked out of Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, while they watched Saturday’s Elite Eight game. Nick “Lacy” Fosco and Kylie “Sketch” Cox attended the Houston Rockets’ home to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes take on the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Instead of enjoying the game like NFL star Cooper DeJean, the duo was spotted live-streaming the game. The NCAA strongly prohibits that, and these two learned that the hard way.

A clip shared on X showed the duo being escorted from their seats. Security informed them that the NCAA had made the decision. Lacy tried to explain that they were streaming their personal experience, but his arguments didn’t work.

Lacy and Sketch were kicked out of the Iowa vs. Illinois March Madness basketball game by the official NCAA for streaming on Twitch while courtside

no refund after spending over $6,000 on tickets. pic.twitter.com/u3tKM6E0nW
— yoxic (@yoxics) March 28, 2026

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After exiting the arena, Lacy turned on his stream again. He went on to say that the NCAA felt threatened by his audience, which reached 30,000 at one point, which was more than the arena attendance.

Additionally, she showed Instagram DMs from the official NCAA March Madness account inviting them to the game and to collaborate. However, nothing showed that they had permission to live-stream during the matchup.

Lacy believes the NCAA kicked him out of the Iowa March Madness basketball game because he had 30,000 viewers on Twitch which was more than the attendance at the stadium pic.twitter.com/erQOdyLo4a
— yoxic (@yoxics) March 28, 2026

Illinois advanced to the Final Four with a commanding 71-59 win over the Hawkeyes. Keaton Wagler led the way with 25 points, while Andrej Stojakovic added 17.

This article first appeared on Total Pro Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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