Did Auburn get screwed by the refs at the end of Virginia game?

Kyle Guy was as clutch as could be in leading Virginia to an improbable comeback vs. Auburn to advance to the National Championship Game.

Virginia scored six points in the last eight seconds, including three clutch free throws by Kyle Guy after he was fouled with .6 seconds left.

But was it the right call or did the referee’s gift Tony Bennett’s team a trip to the National Championship Game?

It was certainly awful timing on the call, but it was the correct call. The defender made contact with Guy’s lower body in the act of shooting.

It was correctly called a foul. However, it was a really bad foul.

It’s a terrible way to lose a game, but it’s especially terrible to lose a Final Four game in this manner when a trip to the National Championship Game is on the line.

This is sports and this is why it’s called March Madness.

Auburn fans won’t want to hear it, but it was the correct call. It can be the correct call and still be a terrible outcome. Whether you thought the referees should have swallowed their whistle and not let it influence the end of the game, isn’t really part of the conversation.

A foul is a foul no matter when it occurs.

Auburn fans will understandably be upset, but instead of directing their anger and rage at the officials who blew the whistle, take a look at the mistakes and miscues committed by the Tigers in the other 39 minutes and 59.4 seconds.

Auburn was 9-of-31 from three, had nine shots blocked and missed a free throw before Guy’s heroics on the other end, that otherwise have forced overtime.

While Auburn had many great moments in the earlier rounds of the NCAA Tournament, this costly foul at the end of the game will be the one lasting image from their first Final Four in program history.