The fierce comeback with North Carolina’s Duke in the semi-finals of the ACC tournament was shortened after Jae’lyn Withers committed a lane violation on teammate Ven-Allen Lubin’s successful second free throw attempt.
For a North Carolina team who started their day on the wrong side of the bubble, it was as painful as how to lose to an arch rival as you could create.
“I’m not answering that,” North Carolina coach Hubert Davis said the postgame when asked if it was a proper call.
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Lubin made his second free throw, but the basket didn’t count as Withers stepped into the paint before the shot was released.
“I feel bad for that young man,” CBS Sports,” Gary Parrish said in X after the Wizards’ violation.
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After Duke made a free throw, Rubin missed a 3-pointer with a buzzer that sent the game overtime, allowing Duke to escape in a 74-71 victory without the Cooper Flag in the lineup, moving on to Saturday’s ACC title game.
This is the official explanation of the NCAA Rule Book.
“e. Players must not contact any part of the court outside the marked lane space until they enter or compete or the free throw releases the ball.
f. Your opponent (player or benchman) should not avoid free throws (taunt, bait, gesture, or delay).
g. Players who are not in legally marked lane space will remain behind the extension of the free throw line and the three-point field goal line until the ball hits the ring, flange, or backboard, or until the free throw is over. ”
North Carolina scored up to 24 points in the second half, running on a massive scale after halftime, behind Rubin and Seth Trimble, each with 12 points behind. The Tar Heels completed the second-largest comeback in school history (21 points) to face Dayton at the Maui Invitational earlier this season.
Tar Heels entered the day that was listed as one of the “last four” of CBS Sports’ latest bracket project by Jerry Palm. North Carolina will have to wait until they are selected on Sunday to learn their trust in whether the program will miss the first NCAA tournament in three years.
“I think this is still an NCAA Tournament team,” North Carolina star RJ Davis told reporters.
