Controversial foul call in Kansas vs. Texas Tech leads to fan throwing water bottle on floor

There was controversy late in the Kansas–Texas Tech game on Saturday afternoon. With the Red Raiders up 76-73 with 22.1 seconds left, Texas Tech’s Elijah Hawkins caught the inbounds pass and slid out of bounds, but officials called a foul on Rylan Griffen of Kansas.

The call upset Jayhawks head coach Bill Self, who started yelling at the referees. During that sequence, a fan tossed a water bottle on the court.

When was the last time a full water bottle was tossed on the court?

It’s a pretty rare occasion, a fan noted on Twitter.

Texas Tech came away with the 78-73 win, even if it was in controversial fashion.

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JT Toppin poured in 21 points for the Red Raiders in lifting them to victory, while drilling 9 of 15 shots from the field. He also grabbed five rebounds and connected on two of five shots from beyond-the-arc. Darrion Williams also helped to carry the Red Raiders, stuffing the stat sheet with 14 points and nine rebounds, while also dishing out four assists. Christian Anderson also had 15 points, six assists, and four rebounds in the win for Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders launched an extreme amount of three-pointers on Saturday, hitting 15 of their 43 shots from deep (34.9%). The Jayhawks hit 22% of their shots from beyond-the-arc, connecting on 4 of 18 shots.

Kansas had three players pump in double figures on Saturday, including KJ Adams Jr. (21 points), Hunter Dickinson (18 points), and Rylan Griffen (11 points). Dickinson nearly had a double-double grabbing nine rebounds and getting two steals. Adams grabbed 13 boards and dished out three assists in the loss for the Jayhawks.

KU lost despite a very dominant day in the paint, outscoring Texas Tech 44-20 in points in the paint.

Following the loss, Kansas dropped to 19-10 overall and 10-8 in the Big 12. With the win, No. 10 ranked Texas Tech improved to 22-7 overall and 13-5 in the Big 12.