Social media reacts to controversial call at end of Iowa-UConn game
In what was billed as one of the most marquee women’s college basketball games ever, the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the UConn Huskies Friday night 71-69 in the Final Four in Cleveland.
While the game lived up to its billing from a drama standpoint, it ended in controversy as UConn’s Aaliyah Edwards was called for a foul with four seconds left when the Huskies had the ball down 70-69.
Twitter had very strong reactions, and a wide variety of them, following the call. Here are some of those reactions.
UCONN was called for a moving screen on this play... Iowa wins.pic.twitter.com/ciG8m7bONk
— SleeperHoops (@Sleeper_Hoops) April 6, 2024
NAAAAAHHHHHH!!! I ain’t rolling with that call.
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 6, 2024
Refs carrying Caitlin Clark to the championship game pic.twitter.com/KRFPjwaKIt
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) April 6, 2024
Basketball officiating is whatever you want it to be
— 🗿BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL🗿 (@edsbs) April 6, 2024
No way u make that call in a final four game
— Juan Toscano Anderson (@juanonjuan10) April 6, 2024
You can’t call that!!!
— Rudy Gay (@RudyGay) April 6, 2024
Are you kidding me.
— vic (@CountOnVic) April 6, 2024
Hahahaha what is that call?!
— Jeff Hansen (@rakoto10) April 6, 2024
Look I’m not a UConn guy at all but you almost can’t make that call
— Curry Hogs Sage (@CurryHicksSage) April 6, 2024
I've never been one for conspiracy theories buuuuut it feels like they really wanted the Iowa/SC matchup for the championship.
— LJ ⛳ (@LJLewis_11) April 6, 2024
Oh my
— Anchorage Man (@SethPartnow) April 6, 2024
You can’t make that call at that time in a game like this…
— Coleman Hawkins (@colehawk23) April 6, 2024
wait was that screen not set clean?
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 6, 2024
That was a #RefShow call if I’ve ever seen one.
— Jon (@jongaffino) April 6, 2024
It was the correct call but calling it in that moment mannnnnnn
— marcus (@MyHeartStinks) April 6, 2024
Right call respect the refs for calling it https://t.co/ciqkgfv75W
— Boone Redding (@ReddingBoone) April 6, 2024
Uconn girl extended her elbow. It was a good call. Anyone else saying otherwise is either blind or doesn't know ball.
— Hot Sauce 🔥 (@ElbowSkin112452) April 6, 2024
It technically looks like the right call but you can’t call that
— Brier Gallihugh, M.S (@Brier_Gallihugh) April 6, 2024
I personally think it is but I understand people saying “you don’t call it in that spot” and I disagree it’s either a foul or not no matter what point in the game https://t.co/m9MAeX3nlH
— Truth (@TruthTakes_) April 6, 2024
That was a foul but I don’t know how you call that with 5 seconds left
— Joe Boyer (@JoeBullBoyer) April 6, 2024
Also, that probably was an illegal screen by the book… but quite the spot to make that call. https://t.co/eOMaDVnLkO
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) April 6, 2024
Fantastic to watch an incredible game and it to end on the worst moving screen call you’ve ever
seen to ruin what could’ve been an electric ending. Fabulous stuff from the @ncaa officials again! Glad to see they’re equally subpar and bad on men’s and women’s side. #FinalFour— Zack Stevens (@zstev8) April 6, 2024
