ACC admits to error on late overturned call in Duke’s OT loss to No. 9 Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer was still looking for clarification Saturday night for a no-call at the end of regulation that led to an overtime loss to No. 9 Virginia.
With the game tied at 58 with 1.2 seconds to play, Duke freshman Kyle Filipowski drove to the basket on an inbound and was met by two Virginia defenders near the rim. A foul was initially called on Reece Beekman before officials overturned the call, stating contact happened after the buzzer, sending the game into overtime.
“You can see the ball left his hands before .00, so, I don’t know exactly what the rule is,” Scheyer said. “I’d like to get some clarification to understand, but the call was made, so I don’t know how the call can be taken away. I would just like clarity.”
Duke never recovered, scoring four points in the extra period as Virginia went on to win 69-62. Filipowski, Duke’s leading scorer, was held scoreless in the loss.
In a statement released late Saturday night, the Atlantic Coast Conference admitted there was “an incorrect adjudication of the playing rules.” Citing the NCAA Rule Book, the ACC said that “the play should have resulted in two free throws for Duke.”
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The ACC added that it “addressed this situation” with Duke, Virginia and the officiating crew, and that the conference “considers this matter closed.”
“We battled but it’s disappointing – we came here to win,” Scheyer told Duke play-by-play announcer David Shumate immediately after the game. “Virginia is a really good team but you’re not going to beat anyone with 22 turnovers. I haven’t seen the play at the end and can’t comment without looking at it.”
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ESPN analyst Dick Vitale, on the call at John Paul Jones Arena, said he believed the “contact was just prior to (the clock) going (to) zeroes.”