ASHEVILLE, N.C. – By midway through the second half, Archie Miller reached his tipping point. All of the missed shots, all of the sloppy passes, all of the turnovers finally caught up to him. Senior Al Durham had just missed a layup and peered up to the referee in hopes of drawing a foul call. The whistle wasn’t blown.
So, Miller uttered something unkind to the referee and was promptly given a technical foul. Miller didn’t do much to contest it. He turned his palms toward the sky with his brow furrowed. All he could do then was watch.