The Duke/Kentucky game from 1992 aired last night and has started an online debate about the officiating in the game.
Many Kentucky fans feel the Blue Devils received a favorable whistle from the officiating crew.
Outside of the obvious (the stomp), the Wildcats were in serious foul trouble late in the game:
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Let’s see what John Pelphrey thought about the officiating:
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— Nick Roush (@RoushKSR) March 21, 2020
UK fans believe Duke had some help from the stripes. Duke fans believe Kentucky simply played an aggressive style of defense and committed a lot of fouls.
In the end, Jamal Mashburn and Gimel Martinez fouled out for Kentucky. Brian Davis committed five fouls for Duke.
The Wildcats committed 28 personal fouls in the game, which went to overtime, resulting in 34 free throw attempts for the Blue Devils. Kentucky attempted 23 free throws.
What do you think?
Oh, by the way, regardless of fouls called, this had to be an automatic ejection:
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— Tom Brew (@tombrewsports) January 22, 2020
