If Saint Peter’s is going to pull off another upset this afternoon against North Carolina, they are going to need all the help they can get.
They didn’t get any assistance from the officiating early, especially on one fast break play. In real time and on replay, it looked like SPU’s KC Ndefo cleanly rejected UNC’s Leaky Black on a layup attempt.
However, a foul was called, and Black ended up converting one of two free throws. Even CBS game analyst Jim Spanarkel thought it was a missed call.
“I don’t know about that one — that looked pretty clean.” pic.twitter.com/1CLwlUrLu9
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 27, 2022
That looked like a questionable call at best. Maybe Ndefo got him slightly with the lower body, but a play on seems like it would have been the most appropriate decision.
Shaky refereeing aside, Saint Peter’s is being undone right now more by their inability to make shots. They’ve gotten a good amount of quality attempts in the first half, but have missed most of them.
UNC leads 24-9 with 6:26 left before halftime. You can watch the action on CBS.
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