Rick Pitino was livid with the officers’ determination to ice Zuby Ejiofor on the free-throw line by going to replay after he was fouled by Jayden Nunn within the last seconds of No. 22 St. John’s double-overtime, 99-98 loss to Thirteenth-ranked Baylor.
Baylor coach Scott Drew referred to as for a evaluation, pondering Ejiofor could have hit considered one of his gamers with an elbow after they fouled him.
Ejiofor missed two free throws with 4.1 seconds to go and Jeremy Roach received the sport on the buzzer with a 3-pointer.
“Icing my free-throw shooter there at the end was totally unethical. You can’t do something like that,” Pitino stated. “[The official] said the coach said we elbowed [his player], which we did not do. Clear as day. It’s an unethical move. I don’t like it, but that’s not the reason we lost.”
Pitino was not thrilled with the officiating general.
He felt Baylor acquired away with loads of fouls on lots of their 16 offensive rebounds that led to 22 second-chance factors.
There was additionally a query of the clock on Roach’s 3-pointer. It didn’t seem to start out on time after Ejiofor missed his second free throw.
“I don’t know what to say, the referees didn’t do a very good job tonight,” Pitino stated.
Pitino stated sophomore wing Brady Dunlap received’t be accessible Friday night time because of a quad harm. Kadary Richmond and Ejiofor had been restricted by cramps within the two overtimes.
Richmond sat for a lot of the second additional time.
St. John’s hit a season-high 14 3-pointers. Aaron Scott made 5 of 6. … The Johnnies have allowed 32 offensive rebounds and 38 second-chance factors within the final two video games. … Their 18 turnovers had been a season excessive.
