With 10:10 to play, the gutsy U of L Cardinals were still neck and neck with the #5 Volunteers of Tennessee. A Christian Cunningham driving reverse layup had pulled them back within a digit at 65-66.
Dwayne Sutton snared the carom of a Jordan Bone missed trey, turned upcourt with his mates breaking out.
The developing 5 on 3 fastbreak was not to be.
Vols Kyle Alexander and Grant Williams had butted heads going for the rebound, and lay on the hardwood, clutching their noggins. A ref stopped the action.
TV’s Fran Fraschilla explained the new rule that allows officials to whistle play dead if it appears that players are in peril.