Jon Scheyer responds to controversial foul call at end of Clemson game

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer was asked about the controversial ending to the Blue Devils’ win over the Clemson Tigers.

Tyrese Proctor was the center of attention after he drew a foul that resulted in two foul shots with one second left. He made both so it ended up being the winning points for Duke.

Scheyer didn’t quite break down the play in question, but instead chalked it up to “them’s the breaks.”

“I can go through the whole game and talk about the different plays of them pushing us in the back or blocking out,” Scheyer said postgame. “All I know is Tyrese Proctor made a heck of a play then to drive it to the basket, and he gets to shoot two free throws, and he should be celebrated for that.

“I’m not going to go through every game that we play (and go after) the officials after a game (based on) what they call, what they didn’t call, all I know is I’m proud of my team, and I’m proud of my team for finding a way to win.”

Scheyer noted that calls could’ve gone either way. He wasn’t going to pretend it wasn’t part of Saturday’s game.

“Like look, I think there’s a lot of contact both ways,” Scheyer said. “I’m not sitting here saying there’s one way or the other, a lot of contact both ways. And as part of playing the ACC. You have to find a way to get a win and the play that Flip made and the play Tyrese made were big time.”

Proctor finished the game with 18 points, five rebounds and two assists. Jared McCain led the way with 21 points, five rebounds and two assists.

At one point, Duke trailed 69-65 with 2:15 to go. But constant turnovers and missed opportunities for both sides resulted in a wild finish to the game.

McCain made a lay up to pull the Blue Devils within two with 1:32 to go in the game. After trading turnovers, Kyle Filipowski made a layup to tie the game 69-69 with just 15 seconds left.

As he made the shot, he was fouled and Duke went up by a point with the ensuing free throw.

Then, Filipowski committed a foul of his own on the other end, giving Hall two shots. Once he made noth, Clemson had a one point lead.

That’s what led to the controversial sequence at the end of the game as Josh Beadle was charged with the foul, leading to Proctor’s winning free throws.

Clemson is back in action Tuesday against Louisville while Duke returns Monday at Virginia Tech.