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Hurley rips refs after late foul call as No. 2 UConn falls to Memphis​

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Dan Hurley fell. So did UConn.

Hurley, the often fiery coach of the two-time defending national champions, took particular umbrage with an over-the-back offensive foul call on a rebound against forward Liam McNeeley, which came with the score tied at 92 in the final minute of overtime in what became No. 2 UConn's 99-97 loss to Memphis on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.

Hurley dropped to his knees and was then assessed a technical foul for his displeasure over the call. PJ Carter hit four straight free throws -- two for the technical and the other pair for the personal foul -- to give Memphis a 96-92 lead with 40.3 seconds to play.

"That was a joke. I just watched it," Hurley said of the call, going on to say that Memphis made "no attempt to block out" on the play. "There was a player on Memphis that made a half-ass effort to rebound that basketball and Liam McNeeley high-pointed that rebound. For that call to be made at that point of the game was a complete joke."

With that, UConn's 17-game winning streak dating to last season was over. The fireworks were not.

As part of his postgame news conference, Hurley's criticism of the officiating included a full explanation for his falling-to-the-floor move.

"I don't know what happened. I might have lost my balance by the absurdity of the call, or maybe I tripped," Hurley said. "But if I made that call at that point, I would have ignored the fact that I was on my back. If I made that call, I would have ignored that. I would have ignored that. That was a major, obviously, a major ... how you could call that while that game was going on, the way that game was going on is just beyond me."

Hurley continued sharing his thoughts on the call, made by referee Pat Driscoll.

"How you can call that the way that game was going on is just beyond me," Hurley continued. "I've never seen the one ref before. I didn't even know he was a college ref and then I'm familiar with the other two, so I'm not surprised."

Steven Anderson and Scott Brown were the other two referees working the game.

His technical was one of two that sent Memphis to the line for free throws in the game; the other was about 4 minutes into the game when a team trainer apparently said something that referees heard and didn't like.

"It got off to a bad start when my medical trainer, who must have said something under his breath in a huddle, gets T'd up in the huddle in the first couple minutes or whatever that was in the game," Hurley said. "A trainer who's just the nicest guy, very quiet guy. Might have muttered something under his breath in a normal situation."
 
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Hurley rips refs after late foul call as No. 2 UConn falls to Memphis​

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Dan Hurley fell. So did UConn.

Hurley, the often fiery coach of the two-time defending national champions, took particular umbrage with an over-the-back offensive foul call on a rebound against forward Liam McNeeley, which came with the score tied at 92 in the final minute of overtime in what became No. 2 UConn's 99-97 loss to Memphis on Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.

Hurley dropped to his knees and was then assessed a technical foul for his displeasure over the call. PJ Carter hit four straight free throws -- two for the technical and the other pair for the personal foul -- to give Memphis a 96-92 lead with 40.3 seconds to play.

"That was a joke. I just watched it," Hurley said of the call, going on to say that Memphis made "no attempt to block out" on the play. "There was a player on Memphis that made a half-ass effort to rebound that basketball and Liam McNeeley high-pointed that rebound. For that call to be made at that point of the game was a complete joke."

With that, UConn's 17-game winning streak dating to last season was over. The fireworks were not.

As part of his postgame news conference, Hurley's criticism of the officiating included a full explanation for his falling-to-the-floor move.

"I don't know what happened. I might have lost my balance by the absurdity of the call, or maybe I tripped," Hurley said. "But if I made that call at that point, I would have ignored the fact that I was on my back. If I made that call, I would have ignored that. I would have ignored that. That was a major, obviously, a major ... how you could call that while that game was going on, the way that game was going on is just beyond me."

Hurley continued sharing his thoughts on the call, made by referee Pat Driscoll.

"How you can call that the way that game was going on is just beyond me," Hurley continued. "I've never seen the one ref before. I didn't even know he was a college ref and then I'm familiar with the other two, so I'm not surprised."

Steven Anderson and Scott Brown were the other two referees working the game.

His technical was one of two that sent Memphis to the line for free throws in the game; the other was about 4 minutes into the game when a team trainer apparently said something that referees heard and didn't like.

"It got off to a bad start when my medical trainer, who must have said something under his breath in a huddle, gets T'd up in the huddle in the first couple minutes or whatever that was in the game," Hurley said. "A trainer who's just the nicest guy, very quiet guy. Might have muttered something under his breath in a normal situation."
Rightfully so. It was a horrible initial call compounded by assessing a technical foul on top of it. It basically handed the game to Memphis.
 

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UMASS at Harvard at 4pm ET Wed game. At least your nephew can leave early for home for Thanksgiving eve.
 

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Sun Nov 17th 2024 at Colorado (Boulder campus) 86 Harvard 66 final
I wonder if your nephew wants to live in Boulder, Colorado. Mountains, great town, great campus.
I hope he had a glimpse of it going there.
 
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UConn isn’t going to 3-peat this year mostly because they have no ability to play even decent perimeter defense.
 
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Sun Nov 17th 2024 at Colorado (Boulder campus) 86 Harvard 66 final
I wonder if your nephew wants to live in Boulder, Colorado. Mountains, great town, great campus.
I hope he had a glimpse of it going there.
He skis so he loves Colorado but he really loves Boston. I don't think he wants to be TOO far away.
 

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UCONN vs Dayton ESPN2
Midnight ET Thursday November 28th 2024
9pm PT/8pm HT Wednesday November 27th 2024
 

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2024 Maui Invitational
11:30am PT/10:30am HT/2:30pm ET - Colorado vs Iowa State ESPN2
6:pm PT/5:30pm HT/9:30pm ET - North Carolina vs Michigan State ESPN2
2:00pm PT/1:00PM HT/5:00pm ET - Auburn vs Memphis ESPN Championship game
UCONN vs Dayton ESPN2
Midnight ET Thursday November 28th 2024
9pm PT/8pm HT Wednesday November 27th 2024
 
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Battle 4 Atlantis:
Wednesday November 27th 2024
9am PT/12:00pm ET - Louisville vs Indiana ESPN
11:30am PT/2:30pm ET - West Virginia vs Gonzaga ESPN
2:00pm PT/5;00pm ET - Oklahoma vs Providence ESPN2
4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET - Davidson vs Arizona ESPN2
 
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2024 Maui Invitational Tuesday scores
Colorado 73 UCONN 72 final
Auburn 75 North Carolina 72 final
Iowa State 89 Dayton 84
Memphis 71 Michigan State 63
 

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UConn's Alex Karaban taken to hospital as Huskies swept in Maui​

UConn forward Alex Karaban was taken to a hospital for a head injury after an 85-67 loss to Dayton on Wednesday that sent the No. 2 Huskies to an 0-3 finish at the Maui Invitational.

Karaban's head hit the floor after being fouled with about 2½ minutes left. He stayed in the game but was later placed in the concussion protocol and sent to the hospital for further testing.
 

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Battle 4 Atlantis:
Thursday November 28th 2024
9am PT/12:00pm ET - Louisville vs West Virginia ESPN
11:30am PT/2:30pm ET - Indiana vs Gonzaga ESPN2
2:00pm PT/5;00pm ET - Arizona vs Oklahoma ESPN
4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET - Providence vs Davidson ESPN2
 
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