A CBS television crew summoned boxing champion Deontay Wilder, an Alabama native, from the stands and was preparing to interview him about his home team’s big win.īack on Auburn’s campus, students had stormed into Toomer’s Corner and were throwing rolls of toilet paper into the trees. One Auburn fan stood before a camera and poured a beer over his head in celebration as the final seconds ticked away and Auburn leading 62-60. “We thought we had it sealed,” point guard Jared Harper said.Īnd pretty much anyone watching did, too. Just imagine the joy of what looked to be the most monumental win in the history of the program being snatched away in an instant - and replaced with the pain of its most crushing defeat. Still, the angst and frustration of anyone in Tiger Nation at that moment was understandable. Replays would show Auburn had no reason to question a foul call with 0.6 seconds remaining that catapulted Virginia to a one-point win.
“The NCAA needs to get some new refs!” Auburn guard Bryce Brown screamed as he stormed through the concourse and into the Tigers’ locker room. Security guards wrestled with another fan who had kicked over a bundle of chairs in disgust. Paper cups, liquids and, according to some reports, a few plastic soda bottles rained down from the stands.
There was really no other choice considering the venom being spewed their way by Auburn fans after Virginia’s controversial 63-62 victory over the Tigers in the opening bout of the Final Four.Ī gaggle of students seated behind the basket rushed toward a barricade to curse and hiss at the officials as they hurried up the tunnel. Bank Stadium, they broke into a full-on sprint. MINNEAPOLIS - Normal procedure for referees after college basketball games is to dart toward an arena’s tunnel in a brisk jog.
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