BAD TIE UP CALL

It was the right call and would have been a shame if the ref had called a foul and given Wich St. a great chance to win. 

He clearly had hands on the ball.   You can argue it was quick but he was on the ball. 

But is that all it takes?  The hand TOUCHING the ball?   Have you ever seen a guy knock a ball out of another guy's hands?   And someone else picks up the ball and play continues, or it goes out of bounds, or whatever?   I've seen it hundreds of times.   But by your definition, the exact fraction of a second that player #2's hand touched the ball to knock it away, you are saying a whistle should be blown for a held ball.   REALLY?

Have you ever seen a guy go up for a shot and the defender blocks it while it is still in his hand (and gets all ball so there is no foul)?   So you are saying that in every one of those instances, a held ball should be called immediately the exact second the defender touches the ball?

I'm sorry, I disagree.   I think there is more to calling a held ball than just the second player's hand TOUCHING the ball.   I think he actually has to exercise some sort of control on the ball.   The ref has to let the play continue a fraction of a second to see what actually HAPPENS:

   -- his hand stays on the ball for some short but clear period, doesn't even have to be a full second... OK, call a held ball
   -- he knocks the ball away... let play continue
   -- he fouls the guy... call the foul
   -- his hand comes off the ball after an instant and the first player maintains possession... let the play continue

I think this was case #4.

I was on Louisville ML so the call helped me big time, but that was clearly the wrong call and it was even worse at the time of the game....As a Ref you should know in the last minute to put the whistle away unless it is a sure thing

Loser. You all lost. The refs were nitpicking Louisville early and often. Did u see the double bonus. Early

I didn't bet the game, still think it was a bad call.

Cmon Wiz Really??/ ml????/Thats just plain ignent

there was an alternate angle replay shown one time in the original broadcast (though I can't find it on the OnDemand replay online) that confirmed Hancock had hands on the ball in my opinion.  During this replay Clark Kellog said, "it was a good call," after questioning it upon the first replay.   Watching live, I was screaming tie-up because both players got to the ball at the same time, Baker had better position and leverage to rip it away.  I was surprised they called it jump ball but I was so glad they did b/c I've seen quick tie ups called early in games so often and it showed officiating consistency.  It was quick but there was a clear point in time when both players had hands on the ball, applying force to it not just touching it.  A no call wouldn't have been too bad, a foul would have been terrible but not surprising, and a tie-up was in my view the right call but of course it was not an easy call to make.  The ref was right on the play and obviously felt Hancock had a hold on the ball.    You just have to establish a hold on the ball, you don't have to hold your grip for any period of time.

You losers are ignoring the emotional bias of the refs when shockers were up. All those calls we're bs fouls. I received a d1 scholarship and stated. 4 years averaging 32 min a game.  It was a Jump ball

Wizard = wrong on this one. How do you figure it had no impact on game? Wrong wrong wrong

Wow, everyones right and nobody's wrong. Really its time to move on. Quik calls no calls fast calls bad calls; their all part of the game. Big game Monday. Hard to stop a moving train; Michigan +4 for me.

EVERYTHING Hancock did was Midas touchgolden. He just touched the ball and it was golden. The dude was perfect defensively and offensively, and he outplayed his counterpart down the stretch (Baker). Hancock is the reason Louisville won. The refs had a pre-conceived notion about Louisville--they scout the teams, and they know Ville likes to press. they allowed the pressure the last 7 minutes, and didn't blow a whistle despite knocking hands, bodies and even slapping players in the face...and looked the other way. THAT is corruption. Hancock stepped it up though, and w/o his perfection , Ville is watching the game from home on Monday PM with Ware.