March Madness 2025: BYU's Dawson Baker ejected for elbowing Wisconsin player in the groin
BYU’s Dawson Baker got ejected with just over three minutes to go in the Cougars’ 91-89 second-round NCAA tournament win for an elbow to the groin of Wisconsin’s Max Klesmit.
Baker’s left elbow hit Klesmit in a sensitive area as Baker had the ball and was surrounded by two Wisconsin defenders. He got ejected after a review determined he had committed a flagrant 2 foul.
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A flagrant 2 foul automatically results in an ejection in college basketball. And any contact to the groin area that officials deem to not be incidental is automatically classified as a flagrant 2. That’s why Baker was ejected from the game.
The foul was Baker’s fourth of the game and he finished with eight points in 15 minutes. He was 3 of 5 from the field and BYU outscored Wisconsin by 17 points while he was on the court.
His ejection almost turned the game in Wisconsin's favor, too. The Cougars led by nine when Baker was ejected but Wisconsin quickly started to cut into the lead. The Badgers were able to get the deficit to two points and had the chance to tie or take the lead with 13.5 seconds to go, but John Tonje's contested shot didn't hit the rim seconds before the buzzer.
Flagrant 2 fouls do not result in a suspension for the next game, so Baker will be available for BYU’s Sweet 16 game against either Alabama or St. Mary's.
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