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Pitt Basketball: ACC Reports Controversial Duke-Virginia No Call Was Wrong

A controversial overturn in the Duke-Virginia game should have fallen the Pitt Panthers' way

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball: ACC Reports Controversial Duke-Virginia No Call Was Wrong
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers were Duke fans this weekend. After beating Florida State earlier in the day, they needed both North Carolina and the Blue Devils to take down Clemson and Virginia, respectively, in the hours following their own victory to get sole possession off first place in the ACC. The Tar Heels did their part and blew out the Tigers at the Dean E. Smith Center and Duke was on their way to doing the same until a controversial foul call broke the wrong way. 

Duke and Virginia were tied with just 1.2 seconds remaining. Head coach Jon Scheyer drew up a crafty inbounds play that his team executed well, giving star freshman Kyle Filipowski an open look at the rim. Filipowski was hit by Virginia's Ryan Dunn and Reece Beekman before the clock expired and the officials called a foul initially. Filipowski was going to head to the line with a chance to win the game and give Pitt sole control of first place in the league, but after a review, officials overturned the ruling, claiming the foul occurred after the time ran out. 

The Cavaliers went on to outscore the undermanned Blue Devils - who had lost their starting point guard to fouls and ultimately ran out of steam - in overtime, 11-4 to secure the win and remain tied for first in the ACC with the Panthers. 

Later that night, the ACC released a statement saying the call the officials made after the review was wrong. It should have been two free throws for Duke and Filipowski - a 77% free throw shooter who needed to make just one to win the game. 

"The Atlantic Coast Conference, upon review of the final play of regulation during the Duke at Virginia men's basketball game, has announced an incorrect adjudication of the playing rules," the statement from the league read. "A foul was called on Virginia's Ryan Dunn during a shot attempt by Duke's Kyle Filipowski as time expired. Upon the officials' review of the play, it was determined that the foul occurred after the clock had reached 0.0. However, the play should have resulted in two free throws for Duke." 

Duke didn't get the call and Pitt paid the price as well. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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