In The End, The 2019 NCAA Tournament Is About Defense

Wishful thinking from Auburn’s Bryce Brown as Kyle Guy prepares to give Auburn an epic gutting from the line.Saturday’s games, in very different ways, were spectacular. Both were tense and powerful affairs but only Virginia-Auburn will live with controversy.

It really shouldn’t though.

First was the question of whether or not Ty Jerome double-dribbled. Well he did - or would have if he had not been fouled first.

Bryce Brown clearly pushed Jerome and in fact the push may have knocked him back which may have led to the ball bouncing off of his heel.

This came right after Samir Doughty fouled with :05 left - Brown’s came with :02 - and the goal was to keep Virginia from getting a three point shot…