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I don't blame the officials at all for eating their whistles on the play.
The Belmont player never got legal guarding position, while the player for UNC didn't extend his arms or commit any act like he was pushing. I know the contact was a bit much, but contact alone does not mean there was a foul. If it wasn't for the fact that the defender was a little off balance I bet he doesn't fall, and nobody questions the no-call. But people see a player fall and think there must be a foul somewhere.
Most of the time when there is a "crash" like this, there is a penalty somewhere. But this looks like one of those cases where there isn't.
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