Seton Hall Loses After Questionable Flagrant Foul in Crunch Time vs. Arkansas

Trailing 72-71 with 18.3 seconds to go against the No. 8-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday, Seton Hall Pirates forward Desi Rodriguez intentionally fouled Jaylen Barford.

Rodriguez gave him a hearty push, but it didn't seem worthy of a flagrant foul. After review, though, officials determined that Rodriguez’s shove was upgraded from a common foul to a flagrant-1.

Barford knocked down both free throws and Daryl Macon made 1-of-2 before Arkansas received the ball. Seton Hall went scoreless the rest of the way and lost, 77-71.

Some media members and players expressed disappointment with the call:

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What an awful decision by the refs in the Seton Hall game. Let the players decide the game, not whistles. #CollegeHoops

— Sam Dekker (@dekker) March 17, 2017"

Arkansas plays the No. 1-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels on Sunday.

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