Refs missed a blatant offensive foul call on Houston before game-winner vs. Purdue
Refs missed a blatant offensive foul call on Houston before game-winner vs. Purdue
Houston's incredible inbounds play to beat Purdue in the last second of their 2025 March Madness Sweet 16 matchup will be remembered forever.
But what may not be remembered is what happened before that with the game tied. Milos Uzan tried to drive against Braden Smith with the shot clock ticking down and bumped into him, sending Smith to the floor.
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Replays showed that it wasn't just a bump. Uzan pushed off with his arm, and that should have been called an offensive foul. It wasn't, and the layup that won it for the Cougars sent Purdue packing.
Should it have been a foul? Purdue's Matt Painter said he didn't see it, so he couldn't comment on it. But we did and we can: that should have been an offensive foul:
Fans reacted to the no call from referees
Sure looked that way to me, too.
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