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Dan Hurley, Referee Play Down Viral Post-Buzzer Contact

The moment raised questions about rules that permit a technical for touching an official.

Overview

  • Broadcast cameras showed Dan Hurley and referee Roger Ayers go forehead to forehead seconds after Braylon Mullins’ winning three on Sunday in the Elite Eight.
  • Hurley said Tuesday on The Triple Option podcast he thought Ayers was coming to chest-bump him and that he was still charged up from the shot.
  • ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg said Monday that Ayers told him nothing happened and that he did not view the exchange as an issue.
  • No technical foul was called, and UConn’s 73-72 result stood to send the Huskies to the Final Four.
  • The NCAA named 11 officials for the Final Four on Monday without Ayers, and Hurley’s recent ejection and $25,000 Big East fine helped fuel scrutiny of the clip.