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Andy Nesbitt

Twitter was baffled by two no-calls on LSU’s buzzer-beater that shocked Kentucky

LSU stunned Kentucky on a buzzer-beater at Rupp Arena that had everyone shaking their heads because it looked like the refs missed a couple of obvious calls on the game winner.

The No. 19th ranked Tigers raced down the floor in the final seconds and pulled off the upset when Kavell Bigby-Williams tipped in the game-winner on a play that sure looked like it was offensive goaltending.

But right before that tip in it looked like Kentucky’s EJ Montgomery got away with defensive goaltending when his hand went through the rim/net.

Let’s break it all down and check out the reactions.

First, the play:

Now let’s look at some reactions. Here are the arguments for the missed defensive goaltending call:

Those all made a lot of sense, it sure looked like Kentucky should have been called for that.

And here’s some takes on the no-call on offensive goaltending:

The final ruling? Let’s just say the refs could have done a much better job there.

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