The end of Seton Hall-Louisville: Should Keon Lawrence have been called for a violation?

Matt Norlander sure thinks so.

Me?

Not necessarily.

Let me set this up for you. Louisville was down but double figures with four minutes left in this game, but they threw on their press, started making some shots and forcing come turnovers, and made a run.

Here, you will see Jerry Smith hit a three from the corner to cut the lead to 79-77 with just 0.7 seconds left on the clock.

That's when things get weird.



At first glance it appears that Lawrence, after taking the ball out of bounds, just walks onto the court for no reason, before realizing what's going on and trying to throw a pass from in-bounds. Its actually a bit amusing.

Except for the fact that this is a violation. Lawrence, after a made basket, established himself out of bounds, then walked in bounds. Louisville ball with a chance to tie.

But, you see, that doesn't make any sense? Why would he just walk onto the court?

Play the video again, and listen closely. At the :06 second mark, you hear what sounds like a whistle. Then watch the rest of the player's react on the court. They all look towards their respective benches. Inadvertant whistle? Keon Lawrence thought a timeout had been called?

I don't know, and I can't tell you what happened until I read a statement from the refs after the game. If anyone has seen one, please send it our way to contactBIAH@gmail.com or @ballinisahabit.