Louisville led Pittsburgh by three points on Sunday and even though a dunk put Louisville up by five, a bizarre mistake occurred with five tenths of a second remaining. A male, Louisville cheerleader ran onto the court and threw the basketball into the air to celebrate the win. Such a mistake forced referees to call a technical foul for delay of game on the cheerleader. Ashton Gibbs, guard for Pittsburgh, made both free throw shots but missed a half-court attempt shot leaving a final win for Louisville at 62-59. Louisville coach Rick Pitino jokingly noted, "The male cheerleader is coming to an end. It was good while it lasted. It was fun. Now we'll try another sport for him."
"No, I'm sure it was unintentional, but you could actually lose a game that way," Pitino added once the laughter subsided. "Hopefully he'll learn the rules of basketball next time."
Even though coach Pitino was subtle and the cheerleader hopefully learned from his mistake, Louisville fans have already begun to argue that the cheerleader should be suspended or even kicked off the squad!
Even though it was an honest mistake that nearly cost an entire game, mishaps cannot happen from the sidelines. However, such a technical foul definitely increased the media exposure on Louisville's big win beyond Kyle Kuric's 12 points, 5 during overtime.
-Alexis Dittmer
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