Georgetown/Villanova Horrible Call

Wow.

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[dabbott14]

Not a big fan of either team, and I don't believe in favoritism from the refs (there are rare circumstances where that changes, but this isn't one of them), but Villanova got HOSED. Yeah, he bumped him, but when you're that far from the bucket with that little time left, you let the players decide the game. I think Georgetown would have won in OT anyways, but that isn't the point.

[fitt34]

Jay Bilas is right on this one. There should be no-call here. There would have been NO shot from Wallace anyway. There wasn't enough time. If you are going to call it the both ways, where was the contact on Reynolds? Rivers was bumping him all the way to the basket. You swallow your whistle with that little time left. The NCAA would have been happier if the offical let it go. Because of the call, the NCAA has to deal with this controversy, which is not their favorite thing.

[matthewtitots]

@TheFeastoftheBigEast Probably true. Guess that speaks volumes to how bad of a call it was.

[NovaBasketball]

Who in the right mind would call a zero-contact foul, IN A TIE GAME, 70-feet from the basket with less than a second remaining? It wasn't only bad, it was inexcusable to the point where the official who made the call should have to issue a public apology to Villanova and college basketball fans in general, just like how Terrell Owens apologized to the Philadelphia Eagles.

[chitownref]

Now I agree with what you said but you dont know that the guy in the middle is big mouth Jay Bilas?

[milesnerenberg]

@JMK213

"This wasn't the 1st time G'town got away with the bias refs."

Literally every single team in the NCAA has on multiple occasions benefitted from bad calls.

[johnnywhiteshoe]

i don't know who the commentator in the middle was, stating that the different stages in the game require different levels of refereeing, but he's an idiot. if there is a foul .1 second into the game or .1 second from the final buzzer, make the call. refereeing isn't about making a game close or thinking that a team doesn't have a shot so a call isn't to be made, it's about being objective and fair

[Biswalt]

The contact was initiated by the defender and began at arounf the .9 or .8 second mark. The contact totally negated the potential for a long distance shot. Plus, what fucking difference does it make when the foul was committed, are you saying in the middle of the game it'sa foul, but at the end it's not? That's not how sports are supposed to work.

[Biswalt]

Okay, dude, what call are you talking about? The one at the end? G-town clearly is trying to bring the ball up the court, and Villanova bodily pushed the guy out of bounds, thereby negating his ability to at least try a buzzer-beater? How's that a bad call? Reality check time. It's the job of the defender not to make any contact with the ball handler at this point in a basketball game. And furthermore, this is the right call. It's the right call at the beginnind and also end of the game.

[FDCremie]

well we all have mistakes.. but this year we have become in the final 4. and george town lost the fist round in the ica or whatever

[novason14]

as a nova fan that was sickening. at least were in the final four this year

[JMK213]

I remember watching this game and that was possibly the worst call I've ever seen to this date. This wasn't the 1st time G'town got away with the bias refs. It also occured when there was goaltending vs WV and the refs don't bother to review it. Anyways, I was very happy when Davidson beat their asses last year when everyone was picking them to go to final 4. I also had that Davidson upset on my bracket :)