Notre Dame coach Micah Shrewsberry charges ref after Irish basketball loss Austin Hough, South Bend Tribune January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM 0 A controversial ending to the basketball game between Notre Dame and California Friday, Jan. 2, caused Fighting Irish coach Micah Shrewsberry to lose his cool. With Notre Dame ahead, 7168, in the final seconds, Golden Bears guard Dai Dai Ames shot and made a '3', drawing a foul from Logan Imes in the process. The referee initially ruled it an and1 opportunity, but then overturned the call and said the foul occurred before the shot.
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Austin Hough, South Bend Tribune January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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A controversial ending to the basketball game between Notre Dame and California Friday, Jan. 2, caused Fighting Irish coach Micah Shrewsberry to lose his cool.
With Notre Dame ahead, 71-68, in the final seconds, Golden Bears guard Dai Dai Ames shot and made a '3', drawing a foul from Logan Imes in the process. The referee initially ruled it an and-1 opportunity, but then overturned the call and said the foul occurred before the shot.
A few seconds later, though, the referee overturned that ruling, deeming the basket good and sending Ames to the free throw line for a chance to take the lead with five seconds remaining.
Ames made the ensuing free throw to put the Bears up, 72-71.
After a timeout with 2.4 seconds left, Notre Dame had one last shot to win. A 3-point attempt from Braeden Shrewsberry clanked off the front iron, though, giving Cal a home ACC win.
As soon as the final horn sounded, Micah Shrewsberry charged toward the referee that awarded the four-point play opportunity, visually angry and yelling at him. Multiple Notre Dame players and staffers had to restrain the third-year head coach for a few seconds before Shrewsberry led the postgame handshake line with the Cal team.
After this one went final...this happened... https://t.co/rFRnlDRyNh
— Tom Noie (@tnoieNDI) January 3, 2026
It was a brutal loss for the Irish, who led for most of the contest. The margin reached as high as 12 midway through the first half and was 69-65 with 16 seconds remaining before blowing the late lead.
Austin Hough is a sports editor within the Center for Community Journalism at USA Today Co., overseeing high school sports and Notre Dame athletics coverage for five Indiana newspapers. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) @AustinRHough. Hough can be emailed at [email protected].
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