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Perhaps some of you saw the NC St./Duke game or have seen some highlights on ESPN, but I had a question about an odd play.
In the second half NC State's Julius Hodge was being guarded by Ewing. He suddenly extended his arms fully and swung the ball in an upward arc forward and clipped the chin of his defender WITH THE BALL. No person-to-person contact was made.
The covering official called a player control foul. I'm glad that he made some kind of call on the play. It probably stopped an ugly incident. He also did a great job of turning around and getting in between the players after he quickly reported.
My issue here is that I didn't think that a player could commit a personal foul by contacting his opponent with only the ball. I thought that this play had to be and definitely warranted a technical foul. I'm not sure of exactly what type since the NCAA has so many different ones. I'll have to look in the online rulesbook.
What did you guys think of this play?
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