There were stretches of brutal play: In the quarter, Stoudemire was called for two offensivefouls, Anthony was called for carrying the ball, Chandler was called for traveling.
Coaches have bemoaned the overuse of reviews for flagrant fouls and it increased early in the NCAA tournament as players like Creighton's Doug McDermott, Marquette's Trent Lockett and Pitt's Lamar Patterson were assessed flagrants after being called for offensivefouls.