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The Duquesne Dukes took on the Penn State Nittany Lions last night. The two teams were tied 67-67 going into the final seconds of the game. That’s when things went south in a hurry for gamblers.
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot got T’d up and handed two technical fouls before he was ejected from the game after he went full-blown Jersey Shore ‘HOLD ME BACK, BRO’. His on-court display was pretty sad and it handed the Penn State Lions six free throw chances.
Keith Dambrot going full hold me back pic.twitter.com/DCi9WeutrG
— Backdoor Cuts (@stoolbackcuts) December 20, 2018
I repeat: the game was tied 67-67. Penn State now gets the opportunity to shoot six free throws in a row with less than six seconds left on the clock.
Do you know what the game’s spread was? 5.5-points. Do you know how many of those free throws Penn State hit? Enough to serve up a historic bad beat for gamblers who suffered a loss because the coach got tossed with 5-seconds left on the clock.
What a way to end the game.
Tied at 67 with 5 seconds remaining, technicals were handed out to Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot after a foul resulting in SIX straight FT's for @PennStateMBB to secure the victory. pic.twitter.com/r10cvdYCUH
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) December 20, 2018
Duquesne +6 was almost a total lock before the coach got ejected and Penn State hit six free throws in a row. Also, who the hell hits six in a row these days? Can we give that player some props?
Penn State (-6) gets to shoot SIX straight free throws with 5.2 seconds left on the clock and the game tied at 67-67… They make all six and beat the Duquesne Dukes 73-67 while also forcing a push on the spread. pic.twitter.com/bdvf2Cv1LT
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) December 20, 2018
Yo @notthefakeSVP, all-time Bad Beats. Penn St 73, Duquesne 67. Double tech, plus 2 FTs. Line was 5.5.
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) December 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/Matt_Fortuna/status/1075575177424093185
Penn State/Duquesne are tied at 67 with seconds to go. Penn State can't hit a free throw all night but gets a call with 5 seconds left. Duquesne's coach gets tossed, Penn State ultimately gets to shoot six free throws as a result, all are made to win by 6 with a 5-point spread..
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) December 20, 2018
I’m not a big college basketball gambler. When it comes to CBB I mostly stick to watching ACC games (I went to FSU). I’d be flushing money down the toilet betting on a game like this. So while this didn’t affect my bottom line I still feel for all the gamblers out there who watched this devastation unfold in the final seconds of the game.