Sports fans all over the place have been watching and re-watching and re-re-watching Nathan Bain grab a loose ball, split through a pair of would-be Duke defenders and put in the game-winning layup that gave Stephen F. Austin an all-time stunner of a college basketball upset.
But there’s a group of fans who have watched that same clip and are wondering: was that a double-dribble that should have been whistled on Bain?
Let me start by saying that I don’t think so. Bain never really had possession of the basketball until he grabbed it and then started his dribble. But let’s look together, shall we?
First, here’s the play if you haven’t seen it:
NO. 1 DUKE FALLS TO STEPHEN F. AUSTIN IN A STUNNING ENDING 🤯 pic.twitter.com/x6xsdesWkL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 27, 2019
And another angle, with commentary from a viewer:
Double dribble or nah #DukeNation #SFAvsDUke pic.twitter.com/qnWgdAPeh5
— dan molden (@dmolden99) November 27, 2019
Here are others wondering the same thing:
Double dribble? https://t.co/D3ADsGUXrB
— Chris Stanford (@ChrisAStanford) November 27, 2019
Duke shouldn’t be in this position anyway, BUT there is a travel, double dribble, and possibly another travel in this play 🤷🏼‍♂️ https://t.co/ZvaAhZM91W
— landen foster (@landenfoster) November 27, 2019
That was a double dribble…
— Chief (@AUChief) November 27, 2019
He definitely got away with a double dribble lol https://t.co/DdKRJZIe84
— Deebo’s Bike đź—Ż (@Tour_de_french) November 27, 2019
I am a Duke fan of course. Two things. You miss 18 freethrows you don’t win. And second thing a double dribble was missed. https://t.co/zrDUYSPLHV
— DJantae McCommons (@Dmccommons2) November 27, 2019
Greatest double dribble ever https://t.co/jTQfTzp2ir
— Fife (@TadFifer25) November 27, 2019
Am I the only one to ask, was that a double dribble on the last play? Just asking……. https://t.co/DdJv0u4QfM
— Don Tapley (@dontapley) November 27, 2019
Was that a double dribble?
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) November 27, 2019
Folks are asking about a potential double dribble… I’m wondering the potential foul that caused the double dribble https://t.co/df4VWVAWVV
— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) November 27, 2019
Check out that double dribble when he picks the ball up 🙄🙄🙄 https://t.co/MRJWyddBgU
— Nikki Johnson (@n_johnsonnn) November 27, 2019
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