This post was written by Hatchet staff writer Liz Provencher.

An adult man playing basketball at the Smith Center went into cardiac arrest Tuesday night, a D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman said.

GW staff members working at the charity event performed advanced CPR on the scene and University Police Department officers treated the man with an AED unit, D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo said. EMeRG responded to the scene and took over medical treatment until D.C. Fire and EMS arrived.

Maggiolo said responders regained the man’s pulse before he was transported to “an area hospital.” He declined to say which hospital the man was transported to, citing privacy laws.

University spokeswoman Maralee Csellar said the event was a charity basketball game that was not affiliated with the University. The event was the 18th Annual Hoops for Youth Congressional Fall Classic basketball game, according to the Hoops for Youth Foundation website.

Robin Eberhardt, Justine Coleman, Dan Rich and Sam Hardgrove contributed reporting.