Zion will dominate Tacko

[BlueDogs]

Refs shrank and ran for cover. Missed offensive foul on Zion, missed push underneath on Barrett. Total friggin bs

 

[nelsonmuntz]

That was a foul on the penetration. You can't ride a ballhandler in from the 3 point line and not get called. Unless you are Duke.

 

[superjohn]

I was thinking that I didn't hate Duke as much anymore... And now... They got three questionable calls in the last 20 seconds of the game. Unreal.

Zion charged on his drive but whatever UCF had the game won and couldn't finish it. It's a shame because they outplayed them.

 

[jayteeman]

Absolute total push off on that Zion foul shot....they don't get that rebound UCF wins....what a sham.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

Great representation for the AAC by UCF. Incredible game and effort.

 

[Robertelamin]

Unbelievable. Duke sucks.

 

[Horatio]

These refs don’t have the balls to call an offensive on Zion there

So true. He basically ran over two people for one basket.

 

[UconnU]

Best game of the year. Tacko Fall +17. Insane.

 

[gtcam]

Puke has a cakewalk - VTech or Liberty next
Cuse like draw

 

[Travelman6]

What a gut punch, heart breaking loss. Ucf represented the aac well.

 

[Devland]

Ummm... looks like the AAC is hanging a lot better than the Big East.

Maybe Nova will try to get in the AAC.

 

[boog204]

I get the no-call on the Zion drive. But the Barrett push off was blatant and that has to be called. A human being does not jump across the lane like that. And Taylor was absolutely fouled on the final drive. Pissed.

 

[BugsyCT]

They weren't calling two straight charges on Zion. Once he went at Tacko for the layup there was no way Tacko was getting that call.

 

[UCDaveD]

Disgusting.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Yeah, the rebound on the missed FT is what really killed them. That’s not very like UCF. Duke would have had to could them.

 

[the Q]

They weren't calling two straight charges on Zion. Once he went at Tacko for the layup there was no way Tacko was getting that call.

How about the correct call.

A no call

 

[NowInStorrs]

This aged poorly.

 

[Dibbie]

Crushing....darn alley oop and offensive rebounds, but UCF played amazing. That’s the close loss game that will propel Duke to a title.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

I get the no-call on the Zion drive. But the Barrett push off was blatant and that has to be called. A human being does not jump across the lane like that. And Taylor was absolutely fouled on the final drive. Pissed.

Taylor stuck his elbow into the defender and fell over like he’s been doing for 6 years. This is just the first time he never got the call

 

[GHSWolverines]

They weren't calling two straight charges on Zion. Once he went at Tacko for the layup there was no way Tacko was getting that call.

Travesty. Zion should have been called for an offense charge on that last drive. Thank you UCF for representing the AAC well.

 

[CTBasketball]

If they no-called Zion’s push-off, then they should have no-called the contact with Tacko at the rim.

And if they failed to do that, at least have the decency to call the foul for Taylor on his drive. Unbelievable. What a game tho. Wow.

 

[the Q]

I just lost most of my excitement for the rest of this tourney

We had our big moment and it was just stolen from us (the fans).

 

[UconnU]

Tacko Fall had more impact on that game than Zion did. Fall plays 2 minutes more UCF wins.

They weren't calling two straight charges on Zion. Once he went at Tacko for the layup there was no way Tacko was getting that call.

those 2 plays were the exact same play, one was called a foul, one wasn’t.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

It has like a 25% chance of being an interesting game.
It will be interesting because Duke's front line is relatively lacking. Dawkins and BJ Taylor are legit talented upperclassmen who can possibly give some fits to Duke's freshmen if they are having a good day.
If you are UCF, the only way you win is if Tacko stays out of foul trouble, Dawkins and Taylor play to their capabilities and hit shots, and you keep it close early to see if you can rattle some of the Duke freshmen. I don't trust RJ Barrett to play smart in a close NCAA tournament game. Having said that, Zion is singlehandedly capable of overcoming a poor game from his teammates.

Welp maybe higher than 25%.

 

[gsmooth]

That hurts. UCF had their chances. Refs helped Duke a lot in the end, let Zion get away with the push-off on the drive and then the obvious shove in the back by Barrett for the game-winning O-board and put-back.

Perhaps that was an offensive foul, but the one offensive foul they called on Zion before against Dawkins was total BS. In a way I was glad they didn't call that offensive foul on Zion against BJ Taylor.

I would've liked to see UCF win this. That missed alley oop was a killer. I wish Dawkins just layed that up instead of trying to dunk it.

BTW, I would like to see UNC lose more than any team in the tournament.