Oscar Tshiebwe, Julius Marble involved in tense exchange during Texas A&M-Kentucky matchup
Oscar Tshiebwe and Julius Marble have been going back and forth all afternoon long during Saturday’s game between Texas A&M and Kentucky. Tensions finally boiled over a bit at one point in the second half.
Though not originally called live during the game, Tshiebwe eventually received a flagrant foul after a review of one incident. After getting tangled up with Marble while running down the court, Tshiebwe delivered an elbow that caught Marble around the chin.
Oscar Tshiebwe socks Texas A&M player in the face pic.twitter.com/fiI5ULt7n9
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Shortly after that incident, Marble fouled Tshiebwe hard on a play. Marble would be flagged for a technical foul for shoving Tshiebwe out of bounds.
With that game heading to 8 minutes remaining in the second half, Kentucky has clawed ahead for a 56-53 lead. It’s shaping up to be a dramatic — and chippy — finish in Rupp Arena.
Oscar should have been tossed as that elbow was a deliberate flagrant foul. That was out of character for him. I guess he got caught up in the moment.
This is why football is so much better. Instead of this pearl clutching over a discreet elbow, it’s actually encouraged that you slam into the man across from you as hard as you physically can and drive his @$$ into the turf.