Explaining *that* San Diego State-Creighton ending 😳

Former NCAA official Gene Steratore broke down the official rulings on the calls made in the final seconds of San Diego State's Elite Eight win over Creighton. Listen to what he had to say here.
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[@The_SCC]

Notice how he blew the whistle before the shot is called if it will miss or not, the ref was looking at the contact. He doesn't care if the basket goes in or not. Fair Call.

[@jacobwatson1406]

FAX 💯

[@johnfoster9406]

Yes 100 percent that is right 👍

[@milart12]

Agree. It was not minor contact. When u are shooting a floater, that contact will make your shot go awry.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Exactly

[@thegoldstandard55]

Perfect description, any contact of the shooter that affects his shot is a foul, that ref had the best angle and it's his job to make the call regardless of the time on the clock.

[@jahcode6132]

As a die hard Creighton fan who was heartbroken with this loss, I was much more concerned with Creighton's 24% shooting in the second half than I was with the call at the end.

[@eekman9823]

Creighton scored 23 points in the 2nd half. Alabama was held to 23 in their first half by San Diego State. I hope San Diego State wins it all this year, and Creighton wins it all next year…

[@jahcode6132]

@@eekman9823 Yeah SDSU's defense and offensive rebounding are actually unreal. I hope we come back and make a run next year but we're losing two of our guys to the NBA draft and don't have the recruits to replace them. Either we'll have to get some elite transfers or some of our guys will have to get a lot better.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

That was clearly a foul on the SDSU shooter, it was a good called game

[@joeomalley2835]

I was just rooting for a good game and these two team provided it. I never agree with the "blaming the ref" thing. There are so many things you can do during a game as a team to change the course of what happens, so to blame it on one play is weak in my opinion. I think that the Creighton coach eloquently expressed this as much during the post game presser. It was a good game and both team fought hard. If the Aztecs play UConn in the Championship, it would amazing to see an upset.

[@le9335]

I love you!

[@brando8882]

Fau will blowout sdsu

[@IceKing89]

uconn's path became so easy after CU loss. grats on the chip huskies

[@agvanhalen]

there's already a sdsu uconn championship cooking rn, ur prediction's gonna be right

[@joeomalley2835]

@@brando8882 I have no dog in this fight. I think FAU was an amazing story. Going forward, I really like both teams genuinely and hoped that the final four game would provide, which it did. I was honestly rooting for one team part of the time and another team part of the time. I just hope the Aztecs can keep up with UConn. UConn seems to be on another level though.

[@ericvansickle4305]

That trail official who made the foul call, that was the right thing to do. As Gene explained, it affected the play enough that the Aztec shooter's shot was disrupted. About the inbounds play, I was thinking that the final call would have been SDSU ball with 0.2 second left, but I didn't realize the timer started the clock about four-tenths of a second late, meaning even though the clock expired in live action, it still would've expired before the ball hit the floor.

[@kpz6600]

Yeah this is correct. I didn't realize they started the clock late until I rewatched this video. Good words!

[@_________.]

The time it started is irrelevant. Unless its and egregious mistake, you go on the time its started.

[@ericvansickle4305]

@Username commenter The officials had to use a stopwatch to determine how long it was from when the ball was touched to when it fell OB. The watch showed ir was longer than 1.2 seconds.

[@kevingallagher5542]

Gene didn't say it affected the play; he said the official felt that it affected the play. It was a rough and tumble with a lot of hands on the shooters. Consitencvy is what you want from officials. I think they let that go until the final play. Having said that, CU didnt loe the game on that foul.

[@Mizzoulord13]

That is why I love Gene Steratone as a rules analyst. He does a tremendous job explaining the rules and dissecting it within the play. Very well done.

[@BuckNaked2k]

Was pulling for Creighton, but everything was called correctly there. No complaints with the refs.

[@cartsman9783]

Idk man.... they were SO consistent for the entire game until the last minute. The last minute of that game was officiated completely 180 than the rest of the game. I DO think they could have called the foul on the last shot, however watching the entire game and seeing that same play happen maybe 10+ times in that game and wasn't called once until the final 1.2 seconds in regulation. You can't make that call.

[@deepaknambisan3251]

@@cartsman9783xactly this imho. 180 degree turn in the last 2 seconds really grates.

[@erikrupp692]

@@cartsman9783 - Here's the thing, though - it was a foul! The push changed Trammel's body trajectory by a couple inches, altering his shot. NOT calling that would have given Creighton an overtime they hadn't earned. It was not only the right call, it was the only call they could make.

[@rolandharris2706]

Thats not a foul...you are allowed to touch people in basketball

[@nickpaine]

​@@erikrupp692 I probably was a foul near the end. But Kaluma and Kalkbrenner were each assessed fouls on Aztec shooters when defending with hands straight up and standing flat-footed, earlier in the 2nd half. Why whistle those long before the end-of-regulation one? Jays whistled 3 or 4 times for charging when the defender was clearly not planted

[@BP7BlackPearl]

Creighton scored 33 first half, SDSU's depth and defense held them to 23 second half, thats how they won.

[@foe11191969]

EXACTLY. So many people overlook the fact that SDSU's defense locked down Creighton's offense in the second half.

[@Mra5000-]

#TRUESTORY

[@BP7BlackPearl]

@@foe11191969 and 10% of Creightons second half scoring came on that "gimmie" lay up when SDSU tried to inbound the ball. Creighton only scored 21 second half points, or barely 10 points a quarter

[@billscnb]

Amazing how easy it is to play defense when you're allowed to mug the other team.

[@BP7BlackPearl]

@@billscnb Not sure how ur comment applies to the content of the discussion.

[@EOSSNJ]

Chuck just mad because he bet on Creighton 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StreetSmartMillionaire]

That foul call was no way to end a tied final four game.

[@mattyrock2467]

i agree. terrible call. Those teams should have been playing O.T

[@geneferguson7408]

@streetsmartmillionaire Had money on Creighton, eh?

[@mattyrock2467]

@@geneferguson7408 no. I did not wager. I just thought that foul should not have been called during that time with just 2 seconds left. Let the teams fight it out in overtime.

[@davidcrook99]

Bro threw a Hail Mary

[@BlazingShackles]

Bro's foot was on the line, GAME OVER!

[@CraigRasmussen1]

I saw the Creighton post game presser. What a classy group …..from their coach to the players. No whining…no we got robbed. They praised SDSU and said we didn’t do enough today to get the win. A real credit to their university….something you might expect from a Jesuit led university. I only wish that their actions were the norm….instead of the exception in today’s sport world.

[@andreecija7885]

What a game Go Aztecs

[@DylpiqkleSTier]

seems simple enough. Guy gets beat. Tried to chase. And ran into his man from behind. Most definitely a foul and i dont even care who won.

[@thearchitecturegrind]

Not if you watch the whole game and see how physical they let them play

[@garyaugustus690]

In a nutshell, as simple as that.

[@kdpowers]

why is there a gap in paint between the baseline and actual baseline?

[@jkehoe100]

Played basketball a long time and coached even longer. Love the commentators like Barkley that said eat the whistle at the end of a game. if that were the case, you’d see a lot of injured players at the end of the game. There are savvy fouls (gray area) and unsavory. When the offensive player “beats” you and is mid-air on his shot and you clearly push that player before the shot is released it will get called 100% of the time.

[@HotRoute7]

Lol there wouldn’t be injured players relax

[@nickpaine]

50%, at most. Seldom as the final seconds tick off. Most refs relax as the clock runs out, not wanting to wield too much influence in the outcome. But not that ref.

[@brucesmith1544]

#2 defended like an idiot...he should never have chased him past the 3-point line.

[@garyaugustus690]

@Aha80 ... You've never played basketball at a high level, and especially when money is involved...this ain't video games.

[@brucesmith1544]

this definitely doesn't get called "100 percent" of the time, but you can't argue with it on the replay.

[@jeromedanielson4422]

Creighton hitting more 3's would have eliminated any controversial calls made by the refs. Play well enough so that nobody can decide the outcome other than yourselves. Creighton is the type of team that "lives and dies " by the three-ball.

[@billscnb]

No they're not. It isn't 2014

[@busterbrown7583]

Wow f****** amazing! Aztecs not done yet!

[@chrislucket]

Give sdsu credit. It was the right call. Creighton had plenty of opportunities to win this game. Sdsu held them 2/17 on 3 pointers. I really don't get this. "It was a foul, shouldn't have been called."?

[@cartsman9783]

With this logic you're saying because teams go on bad streaks they don't deserve to win. Creighton absolutely could have and should have closed this game out early. They didn't. I still don't think that means the officiating should decide the outcome of a game even slightly. Creighton couldn't pick up a rebound to save their life and let SDSU stay in it. That being said, Creighton tied it with 30 on the clock after the errad pass from SDSU. I don't think that the officiating should favor SDSU solely because they shot better tonight....calls HAVE to go both ways tonight and they didn't.

[@chrislucket]

@Carts rebounds wasn't the issue with Creighton. They both had the same amount of rebounds. Creighton was averaging over 80+ points a game in the tournament and had an average of 10 3-pointers the last 2 games before sdsu. Sdsu has amazing defense. I'm not even a sdsu fan but Creighton got out played. Hands down. Both teams deserve to win but it was sdsu on top at the end of the game.

[@cartsman9783]

@@chrislucket But they really shouldn't have had the same amount of rebounds. I watched Creighton drop literally 6-7 rebounds and turn the ball over...I absolutely agree with you Creighton got outplayed today, just a harsh way to watch the end of that game play out.

[@BlazingShackles]

@@cartsman9783 That wasn't "his logic". His logic was the Aztecs scored more points. Last time I checked thats how you win.

[@cartsman9783]

@@BlazingShackles you thought you did something with that huh? 🤣

[@geneferguson7408]

Has ANYone on here complaining EVER watched a basketball game EVER?? (ANY sport truthfully) Or actually PLAYED in a competitive game? This ain't no drill! It's a LIVE game! Woulda shoulda coulda...the PLAYERS know what's up! NO ONE call makes the game people! Give the props where they're due man! They both played as hard as they could and today it went the Aztecs way fair and square! We could go ALL day nitpicking BS on every possession but congratulations to Creighton for the run. And this time...for the 1ST time EVER dem Aztecs go to the FF! Kudos!

[@GeoAce777]

Amen to that. Telling it how it is.

[@brianjensen7985]

Hand checking should be called all game. Both teams were doing plenty of it.

[@patrogers7855]

Maybe the worst out of bounds play drawn up by the San Diego State Head Coach in NCAA tournament history!

[@BuckNaked2k]

Agree. Needed a receiver just outside the top of the key.

[@BlazingShackles]

@@BuckNaked2k I have to agree. That was painful to watch. But.......WE WON!!!

[@erikrupp692]

That wasn't what Coach Dutcher wanted, that was a second or third option and Seiko made a bad decision.

[@patrogers7855]

@Erik Rupp that shouldn't even been an option!!

[@Alieh86]

You missed the foul on Parrish. He was being held by the defender!

[@Nighthawk-8050]

As far as I'm concerned that foul is the correct call

[@bigbrotherisasob]

Why did Creighton make the game so close if they're that good ? Blatant foul. The REF HAD TO CALL IT. THEY LOST.

[@LintEastwood21]

its simple dont put your hand on Trammell and the ref cant call the foul. Trammell had him beat. Period

[@StandingForLight]

Yes, but then the question is did the foul mess up his shot enough to not go in? Or would the shot have been off even if Trammell wasn't fouled? Meaning if he hadn't gotten fouled would he still have made that 2 point basket? And the score would have been 58 SDSt 56 Creighton. That's what the ref decided with his foul call. TLDR- Ref says foul messed up his shot.

[@albertleung5823]

@@StandingForLight Nonsense, anytime you touch the body of a shooter, that is a foul!

[@LintEastwood21]

@@StandingForLight doesn't matter, he left it in the hands of the refs right when he put his hand on his hip. Whether it would have went in or not is irrelevant. Trammell had him beat is the problem.

[@BlazingShackles]

@@StandingForLight No, thats not how the rule is written Jordan. Go back to school.

[@lupinvash3]

It was clearly a foul as Trammell got grabbed from behind.

[@ericvansickle4305]

Pushed, actually, but you're right. It's still a foul. It's a foul with 10 minutes left in the game as it was with 1 second left in the game.

[@zacharyentz9191]

A call they decided to start calling on the 2nd to last play of the game?

[@thearchitecturegrind]

@@ericvansickle4305 it’s funny because your wrong. it wouldn’t have been called at all the whole game because the refs were letting them play really physical

[@ericvansickle4305]

@@thearchitecturegrind It doesn't matter how it was called elsewhere. A foul is a foul.

[@thearchitecturegrind]

@@ericvansickle4305 its called consistency. its a ticky tacky foul. You have to take into account that light bump shouldn't have resulted in him falling. Yeah could be foul, but definitely sold it, hard for ref in that position to make the right call.

[@BlueBottle11]

That former HS QB should have played football in collge What a throw 👏👏

[@BlazingShackles]

his foot was on the line, GAME OVER!

[@dominicgunderson]

@@BlazingShackles Your foot is allowed to be on the line...

[@BlazingShackles]

@@dominicgunderson you can put your foot anywhere you want, your mouth for instance.

[@AGr8Day4Freedom]

Was the inbounds pass foot over the line, as well?

[@thecoach11]

Remember SDSU could have prevented this by not making a bad inbound pass to allow freight on to tie the game. They were very lucky to get this victory. Great game

[@JoseDunks]

If you look at it again the guy called for the ball and told him to throw it up.

[@JT-vy6jl]

People just like to complain. They ask for good refs, but when the refs make the right call, they'll bring up the "Oh you can't call that late in the game because it determines the outcome" Why do people compare post play to jump shots? They aren't the same and more contact is always going to be allowed in post plays.

[@carlossoriano8231]

😂 bravo!!@@finals. Congrats

[@timothywayne3813]

This post-game show didn't discuss SDSU's comeback after being down at the half or Creighton's terrible three-point shooting that contributed to their loss. They also failed to mention that the Aztecs final buckets came from guys they don't usually count on for points: Mensah and Arop. The Aztecs have flown more miles than any other team in this tournament and now they have one more flight: To Houston for the Final Four.

[@IceKing89]

or the no calls all game long, especially the one on nembhard that almost broke his wrist. dirty play

[@bobhartman2710]

That was a foul that was called

[@attackferrets]

it’s just trippy asf watching a physical aggressive game like that with the whistles swallowed until the final second….

[@erikrupp692]

Creighton got away with several fouls earlier, and had at least 3 travels not called. They already had gotten the benefit of officiating going their way. This was a clear foul, and not calling it would have given Creighton an overtime they hadn't earned.

[@maxanderson9882]

@Paul McAnally but they did earn it, they won!!! Not to mention beating Alabama by 7

[@BP7BlackPearl]

Its simple, when a person is shooting, you dont have the right to make physical contact with him, the defender clearly put his hand on him, its a foul.

[@erikrupp692]

@@BP7BlackPearl - Put his hand on him and PUSHED. That's a foul. You can't NOT call that. You have to call it.

[@BP7BlackPearl]

@Paul McAnally Held Creighton to 23 second half points, thats how they earned it.

[@martindavis9930]

Clarkie gotta lose his mommy's granny glasses

[@caliboy09]

This didn’t show the game winning shot

[@ceswadenerii]

Stop crying about it. SDSU WON FAIR SQUARE

[@jaxjr121]

The definition of a inconsistent "ticky tack" call. As surprisingly (yet pleasantly) physical this game was......this was a terrible call for the refs to make. Right call, yes.....yet THIS was a disingenuous call for the game to end like that. Just be consistent!!! If it's not a foul ALL GAME LONG (based on the physicality of the game!) then DONT let a ticky tack call determine the outcomes of games. Be consistent. Period!💯👎🏿😩

[@xlr8nflo]

It was just a bad play to begin with. Would rather pass the ball to at least half court and take a shot rather than risk a full court pass that can be turned over. That should really be for less than a second. Theres still time to catch turn and shoot.

[@thefpvlife7785]

Great call by that ref. His eyes were locked.

[@vw8886]

Was it a foul sure but had it been called a foul all game? If so there would have been many more fouls called.

[@lil3zra76]

S/o D Trammell, I see you gang.

[@garypeters3295]

Not a fan of either team, just a fan of the game.... Absolutely don't like that we bust out a stopwatch at the end of the game to determine if the clock started on time. I guarantee that tenths of a second are gained and lost throughout the game on just about every inbounds pass where a human being has to turn on and off the clock or shot clock. It's an inexact science performed, in this case, by impartial officials. Why only scrutinize the final moments of the game and not every single instance throughout the game? Go back and check the inbound pass SDS made just before the last foul was called...didn't seem the clock started quickly enough there either. Maybe there should have been more time for the hail Mary pass at the end?

[@terrybueltel8703]

And the fact that I’m the inbound SDU player traveled dragging his pivot foot so if going to call rules should have been a travel before the last shot anyways. I caught it live don’t know how they couldn’t see it but saw the contact.

[@maxanderson9882]

How about the 3-5 travels Creighton had during the game that went uncalled. Don’t leave it to the refs, simple as that. Best team won

[@HotRoute7]

Thought I was the only one who noticed that

[@terrybueltel8703]

@@maxanderson9882 your kinda proving my point. Other travels were missed just like many fouls were missed if that last one is called. If whole game was called that way SDU would have had 3 guys or more fouled out and CU would have had lots of free throw attempts. End of day CU need to make the shots they need to make and last call wouldn’t have mattered. When officials can’t be consistent with what they call is the issue.

[@sarahphillips8987]

Nothing controversial whatsoever about that foul call. 💯 a foul all day everyday in every league. If they had no call on it, that would be controversial.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I'm glad that the Aztecs are going to the final four. 😀👍🏀

[@joeomalley2835]

That's pretty cool. I'm in California and almost and applied to attend the school back in college.

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@joeomalley2835 cool 😎 I was born in San Diego. 😀👍🏀

[@btienterprises9306]

Clearly a foul I never seen so much coverage on a obvious foul . It’s obvious hate for San Diego state cus they ain’t a power school . Shout out 619 baby we behind y’all State.

[@jimbosc]

The foul was horse hockey on R2. Some of the contact (by defenders on both teams) was WAY beyond that tap. Swallow the whistle ref.

[@eekman9823]

San Diego State held Creighton to 23 points in the 2nd half. That is why they won! San Diego State also held Alabama to 23 points in the 1st half - that it also why they won! DEFENSE!

[@averageguy1261]

It was a good call, it was the right call. Rules are rules, there shouldn't be an exception in the last seconds. Had the play went the other way, people would be at the ref for NOT making a call. Tough job.

[@bigbrotherisasob]

He knocked the shooter over. Blatant foul

[@mjphoto45]

It was the correct call. Nmhard should have let him miss and go to OT. Creighton had a good run. San Diego state has no offense.😂😂

[@maxanderson9882]

No offense that outscored Alabama by 7

[@richardtibbitts3841]

Apparently Creighton had even less of an offense. And since Trammell scored twelve points, and Nembhard only scored seven, who's missing now?

[@GeoAce777]

Trammell had the Bluejay beat and in real time that foul looks anything but soft.

[@sarahphillips8987]

Exactly watch this live and no question it’s a foul that must be called.

[@Bigz568]

Blame the ref... But you can also blame Creighton for allowing SDSU's defense to dictate the pace they played...It showed early... Creighton wanted to open up the floor more, but the Aztecs dictated where they were going to go, and forced them to play a much different game....as with every team SDSU has played, the opposition was made "uncomfortable". That's not new, and overlooked. So go ahead and make the call for Creighton...you can see SDSU still was never given a chance on a majority of pundits. Not in the first 2 rounds, and especially against Bama... but that's what they do... need to make it a story cuz their own narrative didn't match the results...."They math'd wrong"

[@Blacklist324]

😢

[@jacoblordbanemastersithdes3072]

It was the right call if they don’t call that and Creighton wins on overtime then what?

[@davidparson2364]

Let players decide in this moment.

[@albertleung5823]

@@davidparson2364 Nonsense, everytime you touch the body of the shooter, it is a foul!

[@danielcortes3492]

​@@davidparson2364 the player decided the game, he made the FT

[@chilitorrescano8524]

#SDSU #GOAZTECS #FINALFOUR

[@mrpzpdx]

Clear foul and the time did run out end of story

[@dominicreyes1387]

Classic

[@artzcard]

The ones upset about the call are the ones with a busted bracket😂🤣

[@14bface]

To be fair Everyone’s bracket was already busted significantly

[@artzcard]

Of course.

[@BP7BlackPearl]

IT WAS A FOUL AND YOU HAVE TO CALL IT. WHAT ELSE IS IT, grabbing and pulling on a guys Jersey while he is shooting?

[@CJinsoo]

touchy, lame foul call that was late. should let players decide in OT.

[@k1ngn1ko]

A foul is a foul

[@mrcpaddler]

"Cheat" and "Dirty" plays happen at the end of every close game, and are committed by the team that knows they're in trouble. Refs know this. Coaches know this, and they know it is worth the risk because half the time the refs will miss it. This time, the refs saw it.

[@vw8886]

I didn't see either of those types of plays here.

[@conan501]

Go Aztecs!

[@darylcyr]

Cmon man the refs allowed a bloodbath to happen the whole game. which in my opinion favored sds and then call a tickytac call like that

[@FLINTMICHIGANMEGABOWL]

College refs are trash, they don’t make much money. Half of them are obviously betting on the games.

[@rewstir6646]

Bro that was the clearest foul of all time he literally pushed him to the ground

[@jacobwatson1406]

Dude he had his hand on his hip it was clearly a foul 🤦‍♂️

[@maryraymond8375]

Absolutely, Creighton was getting mugged, no calls! Sickening!

[@albertleung5823]

@@maryraymond8375 Cry cry cry!!!

[@deydekio7991]

Yes, it's a clear foul.

[@sukkaproof7443]

it was definitely a foul. i dnt have a horse in the race i just watched as a casual basketball fan. alot of people complained abt the call but there are MANY worse foul calls throughout this tourney where if u breathe on the guy its a flagrant lol.

[@renerocha6334]

That’s a foul every time , except when Kansas does it.

[@hippy8255]

personally i think it was a foul but even if it wasnt a foul if you dont want your final four dreams to come down to a free throw under 5 seconds then play a better basketball game all around. no sport is ever decided by one play.

[@IceKing89]

one of the worst officiated games of the year. All game long kalkbrenner was getting hacked in the post and he only got 1 and 1 call. he should have had at least 10 fts with how much contact there was in the post. then of course at the end of the game they have to call a weak hip check to give sdsu ft's wtih 1 second left. Also not to mention the questionable no call with 8 minutes to go where a SDSU guard hacked at ryan nembhards right wrist and he you could tell he wasnt the same after the dirty no call. it wasnt even a basketball play either, nembhard had the ball dribbling with his left and the dude just comes over his back and swats his right wrist and the ref was staring at him and calls nothing.

[@erikrupp692]

Creighton got away with a bunch of fouls, themselves, and I saw AT LEAST 3 cases where Creighton ballhandlers traveled, but weren't called. That last play had to be called, it was an obvious, clear foul. Not calling it would have given Creighton an overtime they hadn't earned. SDSU came back in this game multiple times and just wore Creighton down. Give SDSU credit for never giving up, never letting up, and giving it 110% from beginning to end, even when their shots weren't going in.

[@nickpaine]

GD right. I knew this would be a physical matchup. Didn't expect a referee to made it a decision, as in boxing

[@IceKing89]

@@erikrupp692 cope, look what team fouls more on average. creighton is 3rd best in the country when it comes to not fouling. SDSU played dirty and got away with it

[@erikrupp692]

@@nickpaine - Maybe the Creighton player shouldn't have pushed Trammel while he was in the air in the act of shooting. It WAS a foul. Not calling it would have been a violation of the rules just like the foul was. The ref did the right thing. Had the Creighton player not pushed Trammel while shooting we wouldn't be having this discussion.

[@JT-vy6jl]

You are comparing post play to a mid range shot. They aren't the same play so stop trying to compare them.

[@godlikemonolith]

It was a dumb and awful call.

[@ejslemp5342]

Gene Steratore is the best in the business. He was the best NFL referee before he retired. He was a great college basketball referee. And now he’s the best rules analyst. He’s very knowledgeable, he’s not annoying and he’s almost always accurate with his analysis.

[@michaelschaefer1904]

The bigger market team gets the call. Shocking!

[@rewstir6646]

Bro don’t even act like that wasn’t the clearest foul you’ve ever seen

[@thearchitecturegrind]

@@rewstir6646 not with how physical the refs were letting them play the whole game

[@thearchitecturegrind]

@@JRcalifornia itll grab the whole california regional market, compared to the size of Nebraska

[@maryraymond8375]

​@@thearchitecturegrind exactly! Creighton doesn't play rough, they were getting mugged out there, refs just looked the other way! I call foul on Refs!!

[@maryraymond8375]

@@JRcalifornia 😂 you better watch the game again!

[@bobbowie9350]

Total phantom foul. Bball is a joke.

[@priapsus]

I have never watched a Creighton game before today. I didn't even know where Creighton was located. My point is that I've got no prejudice here, but I can say this: Creighton got robbed.

[@thegoldstandard55]

Really they were 3/17 from 3 pt line. SDSU inbounder was color blind throwing the ball to Creighton player for the layup. It was a foul, had it been not called nobody would have gotten too crazy over it. But a foul is a foul.

[@maryraymond8375]

You are absolutely correct!

[@albertleung5823]

This just means you don't know anything about basketball. Both teams played fair & square. The refs did a good job! Go cry a river!

[@IceKing89]

yessir, and if you watched the whole game and saw how they were getting mugged almost every possesion and getting no calls, it makes that last call just 10 times worse.

[@nickpaine]

Effin right

[@icarus8471]

The foul call was horrible, especially given how the game was being called all game. There was a lot of contact being allowed all game, including for example on Creighton's drive at the 0:39 sec. mark. You want to refs to make consistent calls and not needlessly decide the outcome. Not as bad as the Seton Hall/Michigan 1989 call with the phantom foul in OT, but still pretty bad. But as with Seton Hall back then, Creighton needed to make more of its chances. Bottom line it came down to SDSt driving in the final seconds.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Absolutely not, that was clearly a foul, I can only guess you are a Creighton fan or had money on them, I got no dog in this fight and that was 100% a foul and it was called right.

[@albertleung5823]

It is a clear foul. Anytime you touch the body of a shooter, that is a foul!

[@obieknobbe]

The same guy who they called the foul on literally got karate chopped across the arm so bad earlier in the half he couldnt play and was never the same. Ref seen it happen and no call. I liked that they let them play but you cant switch up the refereeing in the final seconds like that. Be consistent

[@icarus8471]

@@deanfirnatine7814-It is not a foul if the exact same type of contact was not being called all game. There were like 20 fouls called the entire game. Even then it was iffy at most.

[@milart12]

@@obieknobbe If the ref saw it , and it was as bad as u say, he would have called it.

[@abeljimenez6994]

😂😂😂

[@rudymontana4515]

The official who made the call wanted to decide the game. There was probably 100 similar points of contact during the game that didn't get called. Worst call I've ever seen, the only winner was the official who ruined the game. NO EXCUSES , he wanted to decide the game.

[@BlazingShackles]

Had it been just his right hand on his hip, it probly wouldnt have been called. But dude, his had was clear pulling on his waist. Thats clearly a foul.

[@ncydeout487]

If that is the worst call you have ever seen, this must be the first game you've ever watched. I understand it stings but check your emotions.

[@milart12]

Said the guy who has never refereed.

[@erikrupp692]

🤣 - Ridiculous take. The foul pushed Trammel a couple inches of his trajectory, altering his shot. NOT calling that would have been inexcusable.

[@nickpaine]

And he did. I'm sure the viewers wanted "a decision" by a ref made in the final 3 seconds.

[@zacharyentz9191]

I’m just trying to figure out why Creighton didn’t get a foul call on the alley oop on the other end.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

There was no foul there

[@garyaugustus690]

@@deanfirnatine7814 ... The homers are coming out of the woodwork like rubberbands....reaching and stretching.

[@bvillebobcat4305]

Definitely was a foul.

[@martinsane]

That last call was NFL worthy, just horrible. Shame to crush the season on a call like that. Contact my earhole. Oh well.

[@sarahphillips8987]

Oh really lol? That’s a foul every time. Did Creighton play a perfect game? No? So one play didn’t make or break this game; more likely only scoring 23 pts in the 2nd half. But it’s the official’s fault 😂

[@rivernorthhomes]

Weak

[@frjimt2286]

$$$$ controls the outcome of all sports today...

[@chriskay1449]

Wrong. It was a clear foul. Refs made the correct call.

[@rewstir6646]

@@chriskay1449exactly idk how people are saying that was rigged

[@MagicalBread]

It's college sports. The players are literally paid nothing unless they have an nil deal but that only applies to the stars.

[@milart12]

Do u think that the ratings will be THAT much higher with San Diego State?

[@maryraymond8375]

​@@rewstir6646 so many calls refs didn't make when Creighton was getting mugged! Sickening!

[@Aumbomb]

This what I hate about college ball, they don't let them play. Players should be allowed to get more physical in the tourney just like NBA players are allowed to get more physical in the playoffs.

[@thearchitecturegrind]

LISTEN UP! It was a foul, BUT ​ If they would've call fouls like that the whole game, SDSU's whole team would've fouled out. Plain and simple.

[@maryraymond8375]

You are absolutely correct! Especially the 2nd half! Creighton got mugged! Refs didn't call any! Could be why they missed some baskets too! Disgusting refs!

[@pastilla01234]

always crying

[@gocards2224]

But it was a foul

[@albertleung5823]

Nope, SDSU played phiscally but is all legal. The players know how to use their body! The refs did a good job!. Go cry a river!

[@thearchitecturegrind]

@@pastilla01234 I’m not a Creighton fan just an observation

[@FLINTMICHIGANMEGABOWL]

That ref is going straight to vegas with the rest of his ref buddies to pick up their suitcases of cash $$$

[@lupinvash3]

Prove that it was rigged

[@tupac1385]

AZTECS ⚫🔴

[@rewstir6646]

It was a obvious foul

[@yoyert6526]

Tell me you know nothing about basketball without telling me you know nothing about basketball.

[@chilitorrescano8524]

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[@user-qy1vs7jo7b]

Creighton got robbed. Wasn't close to a foul. And the lob Creighton got fouled. Should have been two free throws

[@GogglesTv]

My guy you’re either delusional or never played basketball cause that’s a foul whether you think it was soft or not

[@user-qy1vs7jo7b]

@@GogglesTv no, it wasn't. He barely touched him and SDSU tackles everyone all game and never gets called. This just shows corruption at its finest. NCAA wants a west coast crowd watching. They even took away the last .3 seconds for no reason. The refs need to be investigated!!!! SDSU shouldn't be in the final four!!!!!!!

[@thegoldstandard55]

There can be some contact on a 50/50 ball. There can't be contact of the shooter in the process of shooting.

[@albertleung5823]

Nonsnse, both players going for the ball. There wasn't any foul!

[@user-qy1vs7jo7b]

@@thegoldstandard55 🧢 it's rigged

[@Shadowschmatt53]

That game was gifted to SDSU by the refs, plain and simple. They didn’t earn it themselves.

[@mickeydees1]

Go cry about it😢

[@erikrupp692]

Really? SDSU came back from 8 and 9 point deficits multipe times. They hustled and outworked Creighton in the 2nd half. SDSU earned this win. That was a clear foul and only the most myopic fans would say otherwise. If the shoe were on the other foot you'd say, "That was the right call."

[@GeoAce777]

SDSU defensive denial on Kalkbrenner was delicious 😈you know which one ;-)

[@fleafarts3576]

Was the wrong call…you don’t call that in the end of the game.

[@garyaugustus690]

That's exactly when you make the right call....check your moral compass, homer.

[@BlazingShackles]

Wah Wah Wah

[@richardtibbitts3841]

@@garyaugustus690 Ha-ha-ha-ha haaa!!!

[@dh3279]

Gene is outstanding! And the foul at the end WAS a foul! Jim Spanarkel explained it perfectly in real time on the court. Listen to his explanation!! Hard to argue with that. Knuckleheads like Charles always say things like “Let them play.” That’s certainly the trend lately. And if officiating keeps going that direction, the biggest and strongest and meanest players will take over all sports, rather than the BEST players. Fouls matter, and even though I was pulling for Creighton, that hip push definitely had to be called!