SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Oregon State's Jarmal Reid tripped a referee and was ejected with 2:56 remaining, starting Utah's rally that led to a 59-53 victory Sunday night.
After stealing the ball from Utah's Jacob Poeltl, who was driving to the basket, Reid tried dribbling upcourt. But a lunging Poeltl seemed to bump Reid and the Oregon State forward fell to the floor.
Reid complained that there was no foul call and while getting up it appeared that he made eye contact with referee Tommy Nunez and stuck his right leg out. Nunez tripped and stumbled to the court.