Big poster of the night in the NCAA, Duke-North Carolina gave birth to a rather questionable sequence in the money time. In any case, the big names in the league had trouble understanding the referees… Ja Morant and Nicolas Batum notably expressed their astonishment.
A real shock of the titans in view of their prestigious past, the universities of Duke and North Carolina fought a big battle during the Final Four 2022. In the end, it was the Tar Heels who emerged victorious (81-77 ), but not without having had the right to a little help from the referees. Indeed, the latter forgot to call a foul on the young Trevor Keels 15 seconds from the end, when he was going to score for his team:
THEY WAIVED OFF THIS AND-1 pic.twitter.com/WepKjRi9xx
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 3, 2022
On the images, we can clearly see that the player has his left arm hooked by his vis-à-vis. Normally, it should have given away immediately, but the officials decided not to whistle anything… Terrible for Mike Krzyzewski’s men, who could have equalized. Instead, UNC ended the match on the throw line… The decision was clearly not unanimous in the professional world. Ja MorantDesmond Bane but also Nicolas Batum displayed their skepticism on social networks:
Ja Morant and Nicolas Batum incredulous in front of Duke-North Carolina
dats a and 1
– Ja Morant (@JaMorant) April 3, 2022
That’s a basket with the fault?
I hate the way college basketball officiated
— Desmond Bane (@DBane0625) April 3, 2022
I hate the way umpires whistle in college basketball
Not familiar with the college rules but why it’s not an “and 1”?
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) April 3, 2022
College rules aren’t my specialty, but why isn’t it a foul basket?
The stars of the league do not hide it, they have a hard time understanding why Trevor Keels and Duke did not have the right to a capital free throw. No matter for North Carolina, however, who emerged victorious and reached the final.
