After a relatively clean first half between Florida and Houston in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship game in which just four fouls were called, whistles echoed through the Alamodome in San Antonio much more frequently in the early minutes of the second half.
One of them was directed at an unusual offender.
With the Florida Gators trailing 36-30 with 17:21 remaining in regulation, a foul was called on Florida guard Will Richard, much to the objections of the Gators’ bench on the other side of the court.