Hey, Michael Irving, why the technical foul?

UCLA escapes with a 66-64 win tonight over Arizona in the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.

Someone once said never blame the outcome on a game on the referees, but why I must ask just for the record, "Why, referee Michael Irving did you call a technical foul on Wildcat coach Sean Miller during crunch time?" Two free throws followed to tie the game and ignited the Bruins to a come-from-behind win over Arizona, sending them into the tourney final on Saturday.

With four minutes left in the game and both teams giving their all on the court for 36 minutes,  Mr. Irving decides to run from one end of the court to the other and tack a technical foul on Miller.

As an Arizona fan. I'm fuming. It's bad enough to listen to Bill Walton for 40 minutes, much less witness a referee take a game out of my Wildcats' hands.

Brandon Ashley comes off the bench to lead the Wildcats with 15 points and three boards, while starters Mark Lyons, Solomon Hill and Nick Johnson score 13, 10 and 10, respectively, but Arizona (25-7) falls short of beating the Bruins.

Kaleb Tarczewski grabbed 13 rebounds and scored six points before fouling out late in the game, while   Grant Jerrett came off the bench to score eight points and grab three key rebounds.

Arizona led 30-26 at the end of the first half and led by 11 in the second half before the wheels came off and the Bruins came roaring back. Combine the comeback with the call by Irving, and presto, you have a two-point win for the Bruins.

Enough said.

Take a break, Wildcats. Let's get ready for the NCAA tournament.