Fans could not help but chuckle at the Duke radio call of the Blue Devils’ stunning choke job Sunday against the UConn Huskies in an NCAA Tournament game for the ages.
1-seed Duke looked like they had a win in hand over 2-seed UConn, holding a 72-70 lead and possession with 10 seconds left at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. All the Blue Devils needed to do was take care of the basketball and the Final Four berth on the line was theirs.
Instead, the Huskies got the steal and freshman Braylon Mullins hit a legendary logo shot to give his team a 73-72 victory.
OH MY GOODNESS 😱
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 29, 2026
UCONN LEADSSSS UNBELIEVABLE #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/IPX2JWiw0b
The Duke radio call of the play obviously did not sound thrilled as pandemonium followed UConn’s game-winner in the final seconds. The radio announcer hilariously even asked for a technical foul to be called against a Huskies player for leaving the bench to celebrate the play.
Duke’s radio broadcaster wanted a technical called on UConn for running on the court to celebrate the game-winning shot 😭 pic.twitter.com/HAbPquRdx4
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) March 30, 2026
Fans piled on the Duke radio call, dubbing it extremely on-brand for a program that some feel needed to be humbled the way they were on Sunday night.
the Duke radio guy screaming for a tech on UConn for leaving the bench is peak Duke. An all-time great broadcasting moment https://t.co/DW8ypi3usf
— Listen Here Baseball Commissioner (@spacemnkymafia) March 29, 2026
Duke’s radio broadcast calling for a technical, just seconds after turning the ball over and giving up the game-winning shot, is the most on-brand thing ever. https://t.co/zNOsRy1lSN
— Tristan Pharis (@TristanUda) March 29, 2026
Of COURSE the Duke radio call immediately went looking for a technical foul after a legendary shot. https://t.co/zEmIhx6A0m
— Andy Hutchins (@AndyHutchins) March 29, 2026
Sure, a technical foul should be called when a player leaves the bench. But after a miraculous shot with 0.3 seconds left on the clock, there was zero chance the referees were going to mar the moment with such a call.
Mullins’ shot will go down in March Madness history as one of the greatest ever, and Duke’s radio announcer just has to accept that.
