After No. 8 Virginia beat Duke, 69-62, in overtime on Saturday, the ACC admitted officials made a mistake at the end of regulation. Instead of the game going to overtime, Duke forward Kyle Filipowski should have had a chance to win the game at the free throw line.
As the clock expired in regulation, the game was tied at 58 while Filipowksi’s shot at the rim was contested by Virginia guard Reece Beekman and forward Ryan Dunn. Both Cavaliers appeared to make contact with Filipowski, and referees initially called a foul, but they later reversed the call with the belief that the foul was committed after time expired.
“A foul was called on Virginia’s Ryan Dunn during a shot attempt by Duke’s Kyle Filipowski as time expired,” the ACC said in a statement. “Upon the officials’ review of the play, it was determined that the foul committed occurred after the clock reached 0.0. However, the play should have resulted in two free throws for Duke.”
Duke coach Jon Scheyer said he didn’t understand how the officials could make that call in the moment then reverse it after a review.
“I don’t know how a call can be taken away,” Scheyer said before the ACC released its statement, via Steve Wiseman of the News and Observer. “I would just like some clarity. I hate it for our guys.”
The result means that Duke falls to 17-8 overall and 8-6 in the ACC, and now has lost two consecutive games on the road to ranked teams. Virginia, meanwhile, improves to 19-4 overall and is tied for first with Pittsburgh atop the ACC standings with a 11-3 conference record.
