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Originally Posted by BadNewsRef
I think in this play the Memphis player didn't hang on the rim. He elevated very high, dunked very hard and was high enough that he then tapped both sides of the backboard on the way down. I don't remember the Villanueva and Brand plays but I'm willing to wager that they did chin-ups prior to tapping the backboards or smacked as opposed to tapping the backboard. JMO.
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Villanueva, if I remember right, did not even dunk the ball. He might not have even touched the rim. But the slap was very obvious. Connecticut was leading by about 25 at the time, so it did not really affect the game or the outcome at all.