And great assists from the officials. That slapped ball call was wrong. And nice for Virginia to get a dozen or so free throws in the last free minutes.
Not to mention officials made a bad call and virgina should not have won the playoff gsme
Bad calls went both ways.
I did not watch the final game, but the officials did definitely blow the end of the semifinal game! First, they missed the double dribble which should have given the ball back to Auburn. The UVA shooter WAS fouled, but calling a touch foul at that point in the game with s few seconds left allowed the refs to determine the outcome of the game. Of course, the UVA player had to make three pressure free throws and the Auburn player should have made the second shot of the one and one at the other end of the court, but, IMO, to allow the game to play out in the final seconds would have been the better course of action.
“That slapped ball call was wrong.”
That’s one that the refs got right, as the replay clearly shows. Also, look at the reaction of the Tech player as it went off his hand. He knew he touched it last. Now, the missed double dribble by Jerome in the semi-final game was a blown call.
In almost any close game, there are going to be a couple of controversial calls. What made these calls important is that Virginia cashed in the opportunities. It has been a long time since I have seen such a methodical team in pressure situations. That was a cool level-headed bunch.
The slapped ball call was correct.
Virginia shot all those free throws in OT because they were in the bonus and TT was fouling trying to get the ball back.
The double-dribble call was missed but it wasn't that obvious. On the post-game, it was stated that the none of the game announcers or the studio analysts spotted the double-dribble in real time.