They were two of the most boneheaded plays you may ever see in college basketball, like
Chris Webber somehow calling two timeouts instead of one.
The University of Arizona, battling the University of Alabama-Birmingham, was trailing most of the night in a contest to see who would advance to Madison Square Garden to face Oklahoma in the NIT semifinals, but then late in the game they started to come back. That comeback ended with two "
seriously, guys?" fouls that could best be described as poorly coached and poorly executed.
After the Wildcats put together a comeback that had the team down three, Arizona's
Garland Judkins got fouled, and after making the first and missing the second, freshman
Kyle Fogg made a great play on the rebound, snatching it up, avoiding the defender and laying the ball in with just over 26 seconds left in the game. All tied at 71-71. Great. But what Fogg did
next was inexplicable. The freshman, obviously confused on where he was or what the score was -- or even what game he was playing -- fouled
Aaron Johnson right as the ball was inbounded, putting UAB on the line in a one-and-one opportunity.
As the foul happened, interim head coach
Russ Pennell could only put his hands on his head in disbelief. You could almost read his mind, as you could most Wildcat fans, who probably have never played college basketball in their lives but know that when the game is tied you don't foul to put a guy on the line.
At first glance, Josh Pastner might not look like much. 
