This judge had no “glowing moments” of him.
The first controversial call of the insanity in March came on Wednesday night when a foul of a suspicious shooting against Wagner with two seconds left in the Thai game finally launched the defending NEC champions from the tournament.
A 50-50 foul placed third seed St. Francis (PA) on the free throw line, which proved to be a game-winning free throw in a 58-55 victory in the quarter final.
“We were sure this game would be a tough battle. There will be a lot of competition all the way to the last possessions,” St. Francis coach Rob Crimel said after his team's fourth consecutive win improved to 14-17.
Wednesday's matchup featured a 12-point late rally by sixth Seed Wagner, with Javier Ezkera tied the game 55-55 with 12 seconds remaining.
The Seahawks were catching up with 47-35 with less than seven minutes left.
St. Francis' Riley Parker dribbled the court and ran towards the left arc of the three-point line, pulling up with about 4.7 seconds left.
Wagner's Zavier Fitch competed for a hoodie shot.
Even one of the announcers said they were “working overtime” and the restrictions ended.
However, the judge standing near them blew his whi away, and Fitch couldn't believe the call and clearly responded to crashing into whi.
Parker hit all three free throws and was short on Hale Mary, whom the Seahawks shot.
“Just play the right game. I work on shots every single day and again every day, and the team puts me in the right position just like the coach,” Parker, who tied the game high with 16 points, said he had the ball at the end of the game.
St. Francis faces second seed Li in the semi-finals on Saturday.
