A commentator on Twitter (@AStafslink) assesses the mood of fans at South Dakota State University as his men's basketball team loses in the Summit League tournament in Sioux Falls on Saturday. (Photo: Capture / Twitter)

Jackrabbit men's basketball team from South Dakota State University ranks first lost 79-76 to the last Western Illinois team at the Summit League tournament on Saturday night, and fans and opponents responded on Twitter.

A common theme for SDSU fans and their opponents: the team was choking when it mattered the most.

The jockeys numbers of the game world were as surprised as anyone:

Matt Zimmer, the head of the Argus group, had some very relevant observations:

The Collegian Sports Coverage Team, SDSU's student newspaper, played the game as straight as possible to cover a local team devastated by a thought-provoking defeat:

Reactions went from blame to SDSU's poor performance with free throws to his coach's criticism:

Meanwhile, long-time opponents have seen the usual winner of the tournament bite the dust, with the first house glow they've been feeling for years (at the expense of SDSU fans, of course):

And even teams absent from the Summit League were raising a glass in front of the upset win of Western Illinois, and more. Yes, it's UMBC, who took first place, Virginia, as the No. 16 seed in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, for the first time in her life. As a reminder, a seed number 8 has never lost a seed number 1 in the tournament of the Summit League … until now:

Sioux Falls, which is practically South Dakota's playground, is now facing a real issue of tournament participation in the coming days, observers said:

The defeat caused Mike, SDSU senior, "The Dauminator," to leave his university career without a return trip to March Madness, while the NBA was waiting for him.

And the SDSU fans were steeped in a lot of tears and self-hatred:

SDSU fans even had a ruthless analysis of their team's weaknesses:

But not all fans were defeated in a spirit of lack of sportsmanship. Some fans took the long view and remembered the good times.

But did we mention that people saw this as an episode of suffocation under the pressure of SDSU men?