Players vs. Fans/Bench Personnel

[FlasherZ]

Yesterday's Purdue @ Indiana game had several Indiana fans throwing stuff onto the court, and the public address announcement informed fans the next item to be thrown onto the court would result in a technical foul on Indiana.

I know officials are cautioned not to penalize teams for actions that might not be fully attributable to them - but perhaps that's the option that needs to be used if game management won't do anything?

(Of course, if the game is out of hand, it may not help and may just stir things up - in this case, Purdue and Indiana were within arm's distance of each other most of the game...)