Dan Hurley had bizarre moment with ref after UConn’s game-winning shot

The interaction gained notice after the game. Some, including longtime professional basketball player Sam Dekker, argued that Hurley should have been assessed a technical foul for making contact with an official, even though that would have potentially swung the game back to Duke.

Hurley has a lengthy history of losing his cool with officials. In this moment, he had no real reason to complain, as his team had just taken the lead and left Duke with virtually no time to take it back. Of course, had Hurley been given a technical in that spot, a crazy ending would have been even crazier, and the officials would have been accused of trying to hand the game to the Blue Devils.

At least a tech there would have been much more legitimate than the call Duke’s radio announcer was looking for after the shot.