Notre Dame men’s basketball lost at California Friday due in part to a deeply controversial call that gave the Golden Bears a four-point play in the final seconds. However, the reaction of Fighting Irish coach Micah Shrewsberry is what has garnered much of the attention from the end of the 72–71 defeat.
Notre Dame led the Cal 71–68 with under 10 seconds to play, when guard Dai Dai Ames drilled a game-tying three from the corner with 5.5 seconds left on the clock. Notre Dame guard Logan Imes appeared to try and reach for a foul before Ames went up with the shot, but when it wasn’t called, he quickly backed away, giving Ames an open look. After an initial reversal of the foul call, the officiating crew led by Adam Flore ultimately called it a shooting foul, putting Ames on the line for what would be the game-winning free throw.
