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2/12/08
Georgetown Handed Another Win With Phantom Foul Call At 0.1 Seconds Left, 80ft From The Hoop
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There wasn't just home cooking down in Knoxville last night. The Georgetown Hoyas, who've already been the benefactor of a favorable goaltending call, were handed a win last night when the officials felt it necessary to call a foul 80 feet from the hoop, with little contact, and mysteriously the clock stopped at 0.1.

But Sean McDonough, how do you really feel? He does have a point. Several, actually.

The contact on Scottie Reynolds (Villanova) driving baseline was harder that it was on Jonathon Wallace (Georgetown) dancing down the sidelines. As you can predict, G'Town made both free throws and escaped with the win.

I don't know if the NCAA Selection Committee takes finishes like this into account, but if the Wildcats are on the bubble they shouldn't be penalized for this loss.

Unfortunately, this overshadowed what was another classic Jayhawks-Longhorns game.

Texas 72, Kansas 67
If Mr. Whitlock wasn't impressed, than college basketball just isn't his sport. This game was played at the same pace the Daytona 500 will be run on Sunday.

The Longhorns got contributions from everyone, most notably Connor Ashley who made up for Damion James early foul trouble by hitting four first half threes. A lot of credit goes to D.J. Augustin, whose line looks horrible (1-13 shooting), but played the biggest role in keeping Texas ahead. Kansas couldn't guard him late in the game. He sunk eight free throws and turned his early bad shots and turnovers into easy assists.

Texas can be incredibly dangerous over the next month if Augustin doesn't force bad shots and the entire team plays this hard. I was exhausted watching. Good thing there's a bruiser of a Big Ten battle tonight I can rest through.
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2/12/08
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I don't think his defense was any different than that played by Rivers on the previous possession. He was just defending him, and then let him go. Odd.

2/12/08
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It was a phantom foul, by any standard, I mean its like holding in football you could call a foul every time someone takes it to the hole, plus Rivers fouled the Nova player so he should have let it go both ways

2/12/08
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Personally, I think the only way you call that is if the ref wanted to send a message as to what type of game he wanted to see at the begining of the game.  Otherwise that should never be called, let alone with less than second in the game.

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thats the difference between what you call a smart player and a not so smart player, some guys can just always no whats going on, while others just react, remember Chris Webber calling a timeout, in NCAA championship when they didn't have any, can you imagine how many times his coaches told them they had no timeouts.

 
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