A pivotal ACC men’s basketball matchup Saturday night between No. 8 Virginia and unranked Duke came down to a controversial play.
Duke had a chance to go up two points as regulation time expired.
Virginia’s Armaan Franklin (4) throws the ball between Duke’s Kyle Filipowski (30) and Mark Mitchell (25) during the second half of a game in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, February 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
Kyle Filipowski cut to the basket and got a nice bounce pass to set him up for a drive. When he caught the ball, Filipowski made a move and went for a dunk.
He was met at the rim by two Cavaliers defenders, and officials called a foul as time expired.
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It seemed that Filipowski may have fouled before time expired. However, the officials replayed the moment and determined that the foul was called after time expired. The game was still tied at 58-58, and Reece Beekman was credited with a block on the Duke big man.
Duke’s Kyle Filipowski (30) drives against Virginia’s Ben Vander Plas (5) during the first half of a game in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, February 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
Virginia outscored Duke 11-4 in overtime to win the game 69-62.
But it was the call that was the main topic of conversation.
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«I’d still like an exact explanation of what happened, you know, and I’m not clear on that,» Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. «He made a great play attacking the basket, and there’s no question he’s knocking those free throws down in my mind.
«I was later told that the call was made after the buzzer, and you can see the ball left his hands before zero point. So I don’t know exactly what the rule is.»
Armaan Franklin led Virginia with 23 points in the win.
The Virginia crowd cheers after a foul against Duke during overtime of a game in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, February 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Kropf)
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Duke’s Jeremy Roach led his team with 16 points.
Associated Press contributed to this report.