It sure feels good to go on the road and beat Michigan no matter the sport if you’re allegiances lie with Ohio State. Tuesday night was a good night then for all of Buckeye Nation, as OSU took care of business up in Ann Arbor, winning 61-58 in a physical battle.
But with any game that’s a nip and tuck affair like this one was throughout, a break here, a bounce of the ball there, or a referee’s call often has an impact on the outcome. So it was tonight.
Ohio State was nursing a one-point lead with under a minute left when Michigan guard Zavier Simpson drove to his left and took the ball straight at Kyle Young at the rim. A foul was called on Young, sending Simpson to the line. But that wasn’t all. Young — who actually never fouled the Wolverine guard in the first place — came away from the action with a ripped jersey.
That led to a review of the play by the officials who then proceeded to call a flagrant one foul on Simpson for grabbing the OSU forward’s jersey and pulling on it as he went to the ground. So, not only did Michigan get two free throws for the foul on Young, but then Ohio State received two of its own and the ball out of bounds.
Enter more controversy and weirdness into an Ohio State – Michigan matchup. And of course, it had a ton to do with the outcome of the game.
You can get a look at this truly strange and bizarre turn of events in the below Twitter video posted by the Big Ten Network.
Not sure we've ever seen anything like this. đź‘€
Kyle Young's jersey was ripped as Zavier Simpson was assessed a Flagrant 1 on the play. Young was assessed a common foul: pic.twitter.com/a0MFlWFLG1
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 5, 2020
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We can honestly say we’ve never seen this before. No matter which team you are a fan of, it’s definitely one of the strangest endings to a basketball game you’ll ever see.
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