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Foul or No Foul? Everyone is talking about the final call that decided Virginia-Auburn

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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This is a call they’ll be talking about for quite some time.

Saturday night’s Final Four matchup between Virginia and Auburn was coming down to the wire, with the Tigers owning a 62-60 advantage with 1.5 seconds remaining in the game and the Cavaliers inbounding the ball. UVA had one shot to send the game to overtime or win.

The inbounds pass went to Kyle Guy who fired up a last-second shot from behind the arc, which would’ve won the game. The ball bounced off the rim and Auburn was headed to the national championship game.

Except a foul was called on Samir Doughty, sending Guy to the free throw line for three shots. Doughty hip-checked Guy in the air, warranting the call. Guy stepped to the line and knocked down all three shots.

Auburn’s last Hail Mary play came up short, and Virginia won 63-62.

Many are debating whether or not Doughty committed the foul. Others say that it might’ve been a foul, but that it shouldn’t have been called in that situation. Either way, it was called and Virginia is playing for a national title.

Here’s the play. What are your thoughts?

https://twitter.com/AthleteSwag/status/1114682890061778945

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB