Iowa holds off UConn in final seconds after late foul, heads up play by Caitlin Clark

With UConn down a point and with possession, Aaliyah Edwards is called for an offensive foul while setting a screen. Caitlin Clark then misses a free throw with 3.5 seconds left, but Iowa is able to get the offensive rebounds. Clark then burns more clock by inbounding the ball off of Paige Bueckers before icing the game with another inbound to beat UConn, 71-69.

[sganet_]

Oh I didn’t even see from this angle, she didn’t just pushed with her arms, she actually moved into her, you can’t do that. Good call by the refs.

[ejb]

When I first saw this play as a closeup- I thought NO foul at all. Then seeing it from a wider court perspective- sorry- she went after the Iowa player- moved way into her. What a game.

[otherworld]

Tough for UConn but it was a foul - you simply can't let that go because it's the end of the game. She blocked Marshall because she wanted Bueckers to get open.

[rfishman]

She is not barely leaning. The slow motion angle is terrible. Look at the live play! She jumps out and bumps the defender! It’s a foul all the way!

[Hwillijonl]

Watch the foul in .25 speed. That was a deliberate offensive foul by Edwards with both her arms crossed to push back Marshall right off her feet. No doubt about it. They had to call it.

[gost]

Proud of official who didn’t hesitate to make a right call.
It doesn’t matter is it a first second of the first quarter or the last second of the fourth!

[miami]

0:42 That’s a great camera shot of UConn’s coach putting his head down while Gabbie Marshall in the background celebrating the call. I don’t know why, but it looked pretty badass

[tjay]

She stepped into the defender as the defender was following her assignment, used her elbow/forearm and extended left leg to block her (with a little extra push to the defender’s face). It was not only a foul, it was flagrant (intentional) and was correctly called by the official. If it’s a foul at minute 1 in a game it is a foul at final minute of the game. It should haven a technical foul with Iowa shooting foul shots. And I’m a UConn fan. Always have been.

[hghdjug]

it's such an obvious illegal screen. IDK why there is a debate. A foul is a foul and the correct call was made.

[wallyspicks]

Bruh just rewatching this, that is the right call 100% ran towards the defender and on top of that was still in motion and stuck her elbow out

[FreeThinker]

It would have been nice to see the game end with UCONN taking a shot in the final few seconds but the only person to blame for that not happening is Aaliyah Edwards. She made the extra, extra effort to push a moving screen in front of Gabbie Marshall drawing the foul. I understand folks being upset thinking similar calls were not made earlier in the game, even though I don't remember seeing any that blatant. I hate inconsistent officiating in sports as much as the next person, but to expect the officials to not call such an egregious foul is crazy.

[bandislife]

Correct call: You can't move during a screen. She moved her feet and arms.

[devinbrines]

When you watch it again, I think you realize that Geno is more pissed at Edwards than anything

[trusttruth]

Edwards clearly stepped, stepped, stepped with elbow up into Marshall. Edwards Blocked her. Phony espn replay’s don’t show the normal TV angle which show it’s a Foul. Unlike Muhl who fouled Clark all night Gabby March played good defense throughout the game.

[SPACE_BOOOOOST]

If you don't want a foul to decide the game, don't foul. That's it. Expecting the refs to ignore it out of principle is just plain dumb.

[smashweights]

I haven't played basketball since I was 10 and don't watch it and even I know you can't do that. The sideline shot in real time she takes a huge step into the defender for the pick and is still moving at contact. Not even questionable.

[mike]

"Barely leaning...." She lowered her shoulder and and blasted Marshall. Plain and simple.

[Nashppp]

Illegal screen, you can't used an extra elbow or hip for set up a pick. Like a charging foul, illegal screen is not only an offensive personal foul, it's a turnover.

[smalls]

For those saying you don’t make that call cause of the time left. You can’t allow illegal screens go to give the other team the advantage just cause you want the exciting ending.

[richardaustin]

"In obtaining and maintaining legal screening tactics, the screener shall:
a. Stay within their vertical plane with a stance in which the inside of the
screener’s feet are not wider than shoulder width apart. The screener shall
not lean into the path of an opponent or extend their hips into that path,
even though the feet are stationary."