Arkansas basketball's Billy Richmond III ejected from Sweet 16 vs Arizona
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Emotions boiled over in the second half of a blowout loss for Arkansas basketball.
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Billy Richmond III was ejected from the March Madness Sweet 16 game against Arizona after getting tagged with a flagrant 2 foul with 7:14 remaining in the game. The Razorbacks had already been called for a technical and a flagrant 1 earlier in the second half.
Richmond used his chest to push Ivan Kharchenkov as the Arizona freshman was making a cut across the middle of the court. Richmond was immediately called for a foul, and the play was upgraded to a flagrant after a quick review from the officials.
As Richmond exited the game, he was complaining to Arkansas assistant Ronnie Brewer about the decision.
Kharchenkov made 1 of 2 free throws to extend the Wildcats' lead to 92-72.
Richmond finished the night with 13 points, five rebounds and three assists. He was Arkansas' second-leading scorer at the time of the ejection.
Jackson Fuller covers Arkansas football, basketball and baseball for the Southwest Times Record, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @jacksonfuller16 on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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