With 44 seconds left on the clock, and the Wolfpack only trailing 81-84, NC State’s Al Freeman and Markell Johnson trapped Miami’s Chris Lykes at midcourt.
Johnson smacked the ball out of the hands of Lykes.
Freeman picks up the ball and heads down the court for an easy 2-point basket.
The whistle blows and a mysterious timeout was called by Miami, nullifying the steal.
It was hard to tell who called the timeout in the midst of the commotion, but the ACC has clarified that they believed Miami’s Lykes called timeout while being trapped while he had possession of the ball.