Illinois loses a close one at MSU with some controversial officiating, Nebraska loses a close one at Maryland with some controversial officiating, and Northwestern loses a close one at Michigan in OT, 80-76 with, you guessed it, some controversial officiating.
Both teams had trouble scoring, Northwestern did better on FGs, had the same number of 3’s on fewer attempts, but they were beat at the FT line. The Flagrant 2 made a huge difference.
Since I didn’t see it, I hope the controversial calls weren’t as remotely bad as the “unsportsmanlike conduct” calls that went against the Houston Texans yesterday. The only thing good about them was how Tom Grossi, a YouTube video celebrity made fun of them in the YouTube video below: