Questionable foul in final seconds robs Arkansas at Florida
Florida and Arkansas are tied in the middle of the SEC standings, but they shouldn't be.
The Gators were gifted a victory Saturday on a highly questionable foul call with less than 2 seconds remaining that allowed Florida guard Michael Frazier II to go to the foul line where he made two free throws to win 57-56.
Alandise Harris was called for the foul when it appeared he blocked Frazier's shot cleanly. Frazier had just grabbed an offensive rebound and was taking a potential game winner when his shot was blocked and he fell to the floor and an official blew his whistle.
Frazier on drawing foul with 1.9 seconds left "coach told us to crash the boards hard and that's what I tried to do."
— Kevin Brockway (@gatorhoops) January 31, 2015
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson made it clear what he thought of the call when asked about it postgame.
Mike Anderson on last-second foul call on Harris block: "All you've got to do is look at the replay. There's no way that was a foul."
— Bob Holt (@BobHoltADG) January 31, 2015
Give Florida credit for fighting through an ugly shooting performance to even give itself a chance at winning at the end. The Gators made four of 22 from behind the 3-point line and starting guards Frazier, Eli Carter and Kasey Hill combined to make five of 28 field goals in the game. Florida isn't the same team it has been in recent years, but a road win against the Gators would have been big for the Razorbacks. who saw a three-game winning streak end because of the dubious call.
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