And with 50 seconds to play in a 66-65 game, the referees appeared to have missed another call.
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Let’s look at it from another angle:
Tar Heels forward Kennedy Meeks’ hand was out of bounds while fighting for a loose ball with Gonzaga’s Silas Melson, with the referee standing on the baseline watching the play unfold. Play continued for a couple of seconds until the referees called a jump ball and North Carolina retained possession. The Tar Heels went on to win the 2017 NCAA Tournament, beating the Bulldogs, 71-65.
With such a crucial call missed, will this turn into another LPGA-Lexi Thompson or J.T.-Barrett-was-short kind of moment?