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Iowa coach Fran McCaffery ejected after back-to-back technicals in six seconds

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby: On3 Staff Report12/10/23
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IOWA CITY, IOWA- JANUARY 05: Head coach Fran McCaffery of the Iowa Hawkeyes is restrained after receiving a technical foul in the first half against the Indiana Hoosiers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, on January 5, 2023 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Fran McCaffery

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was ejected from a basketball game against Michigan after taking issue with a call in the second half.

McCaffery received back-to-back technical fouls within six seconds of game time, with the second technical coming with an automatic ejection from the game.

Michigan was in the middle of an extended 25-5 run, and McCaffery was not happy.

The foul in question was a drive down into the paint by Ladji Dembele. He plunged his shoulder into Michigan’s Will Tschetter in the post and took him to the ground, but McCaffery didn’t seem to think the contact merited a charging foul.

He immediately began yelling at the officials and was hit with a technical foul.

Moments later he was still voicing his disgust with the officials and was tossed for a second technical foul for arguing with them. He was summarily escorted off the floor, leaving the Hawkeyes to fend for themselves down the stretch.

Michigan led just 35-33 at halftime, but the Wolverines went on a tear in the second half to open things up. And it only got worse after the Fran McCaffery ejection, as the Wolverines continued to build their lead.

The lead stretched all the way to 62-42 Michigan just moments after McCaffery’s ejection.

At the time of this writing, Michigan had three players in double-figures scoring. Tarris Reed Jr. led the way with 17 points, while Nimari Burnett had 12 and Terrance Williams II had 10.

Iowa had two double-figure scorers, including the game’s leading scorer: Ben Krikke with 20 points. Guard Tony Perkins has 12 points in the game.

Michigan also had a decided edge in points off turnovers, up 18-5 in that category despite both teams being tied with 10 turnovers apiece.

The Wolverines led 72-56 at the under-eight timeout in the second half.