Dan Hurley has made a behavior out of chewing out the officers on the UConn Huskies technique to back-to-back nationwide championships in males’s school basketball. On Monday, the refs lastly received the final giggle on Hurley, and it value his crew the sport.
The Memphis Tigers beat UConn, 99-97, in additional time within the opening spherical of the Maui Invitational. Memphis led by 13 factors with solely 4 minutes in regulation, however the Huskies stormed again to power additional time behind some clutch shot-making from freshman Liam McNeeley and sophomore Solo Ball. The fireworks actually began within the additional interval.
UConn had the ball with the rating tied at 92 with about 40 seconds left. Star ahead Alex Karaban missed a go-ahead three-pointer. McNeeley soared for the offensive rebound over a Tigers defender, however the refs referred to as an over-the-back foul. Hurley misplaced his thoughts, and was given a uncommon technical foul by the refs. Watch Hurley’s outburst right here.
Memphis guard PJ Carter went to the road for 4 straight free throws — two for the technical foul on Hurley, two for the foul on McNeeley — and knocked all of them down. That was ball recreation.
Right here’s a have a look at the offensive foul referred to as on McNeeley:
Hurley was working the refs all through the sport just like the he at all times does. The refs allowed him to get away with it earlier than T’ing him up in crunch-time and altering the complexion of the sport.
Hurley blasted the officiating after the sport. Watch his feedback right here:
Dan Hurley’s ideas on right now’s officiating:
“I had plenty of points with what went on. That over-the-back name… there was a Memphis participant that made a half-ass effort, Liam McNeeley high-pointed the rebound, and for that decision to be made… was an entire joke. I’ll have misplaced… pic.twitter.com/w5AxFsZF5d
— The Discipline of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) November 25, 2024
“For that decision to be made at that time within the recreation is an entire joke,” Hurley mentioned of the over-the-back name on McNeeley.
Hurley additionally refused to just accept accountability for costing his crew the win. These are two superb quotes:
Dan Hurley tells @CBSSports he would not really feel his OT technical value UConn the sport.
“I believe it was the shitty calls,” he mentioned, including, “I might count on to come back to play in an occasion, and I do not know too many back-to-back nationwide championship groups that get that kind of a whistle.”
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) November 25, 2024
Hurley instructed me he believes he received the T in OT not due to cursing on the official, however as a result of he fell to the bottom in disbelief over McNeeley’s over-the-back name.
He is additionally conscious of how his conduct got here off.
“What I gave the cameras right now was Oppenheimer,” Hurley mentioned.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) November 25, 2024
UConn had three gamers foul out within the loss. Memphis breaks a 17-game profitable streak for the Huskies courting again to final season. It’s the primary time UConn has misplaced since Feb. 20.