
Texas Tech: Chris Beard, Norense Odiase, Jarrett Culver preview the national title game
Texas Tech coach Chris Beard and players Norense Odiase and Jarrett Culver preview the national title game against Virginia.

Texas Tech coach Chris Beard and players Norense Odiase and Jarrett Culver preview the national title game against Virginia.

MINNEAPOLIS — For the right individuals, Tony Bennett is a players’ coach. He starred in college and spent time in the NBA. The son of a college coach, he knows the trials and tribulations of the coaching profession — not the least of which is dealing with his players.

MINNEAPOLIS — If you believe the PA announcer, the Virginia Cavaliers had lost. Their magical season had run out of magic. Storybook endings were just that — for storybooks.

The NCAA has released a statement from J.D. Collins, the national coordinator of officiating, on the call at the end of the 63-62 Virginia win over Auburn in the Final Four that sent Kyle Guy to the free-throw line for the eventual game-winning points.

Kyle Guy made three free throws with six-tenths of a second left, lifting Virginia to an improbable 63-62 win over Auburn Saturday in the Final Four, and sending the ‘Hoos to their first national championship game in program history.

UVA Basketball’s Tony Bennett, Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy talk with reporters on the win over Auburn in the Final Four.

Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Jared Harper and Bryce Brown talk with reporters after the Tigers fell to UVA, 63-62, at the Final Four.

UVA Basketball’s Kyle Guy talks with reporters in the locker room after the ‘Hoos defeated Auburn to advance to the 2019 national championship game.


De’Andre Hunter talks with reporters after UVA’s improbable 63-62 win over Auburn in the Final Four
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