Reaction to Virginia’s wild 63-62 over Auburn to advance to first-ever National Championship Game

Another big game on a national stage came down to a controversial call from the referees.

With the ball out of bounds and trailing 62-60, Virginia had one last shot to either force overtime or take the lead on Auburn, who had just put together a massive 15-3 run to take the late lead.

The inbound pass came into Virginia’s Kyle Guy, who turned around with a 3-pointer from the corner.  The shot missed, but Guy was bailed out on a late whistle from the official nearest to the play, ruling that Auburn’s Bryce Brown ran into Guy on his descent from the jump shot.

A FOUL ON A KYLE GUY THREE?! pic.twitter.com/aw8Hj2FOfB

— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 7, 2019

I mean, seriously. #NotAFoul #FinalFour

📸: Getty Images pic.twitter.com/6Q4Kj9S0pI

— 102.9/750 The Game (@1029TheGame) April 7, 2019

Guy calmly stepped to the free-throw line and came through big for the Hoos with all three free-throws.

6 points in 8 seconds 😱

Kyle Guy capped off a fantastic finish for @UVAMensHoops in the first #FinalFour matchup! pic.twitter.com/5Mf5TlGs5X

— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) April 7, 2019

In the final 8 seconds, Auburn’s Jared Harper missed a free throw, the refs missed a double-dribble by Virginia’s Ty Jerome, Auburn was called for a foul on a 3-pointer, and Kyle Guy made 3 free throws for the win. That is just an incredible sequence of (bad) events for Auburn. https://t.co/f4vQAh94o6

— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) April 7, 2019

Do you agree with the foul call?

Virginia will advance to Monday’s National Championship game on Monday at 3:30 on 1029/750 The Game and 1029TheGame.com, facing the winner of Michigan State and Texas Tech.

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