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Setting the tone? Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills goes on early tirade vs. Arkansas in Sweet 16
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Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills made sure officials understood his displeasure after an early call didn’t go his way in the Sweet 16 vs. Arkansas.
Following a questionable charge call with just over 16 minutes remaining in the first half, Mills lost his temper. He was quickly T’d up, which allowed Arkansas to take a 4-3 lead.
Here’s an abbreviated clip of Mills’ tantrum:
Paul Mills is FIRED UP pic.twitter.com/lb20QqgOXA
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 27, 2021
His frustration seems to have fired up the Golden Eagles, though — at least early on. ORU’s first five field goals all came from 3-point range, and it held a 15-7 lead at one point in the first half.
Mills is typically mid-mannered, so college basketball fans and media enjoyed seeing him get fired up at the officials.
Here’s some of the reaction to his frustration and subsequent technical:
I appreciate Paul Mills just annihilating these officials for charge calls.
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 27, 2021
Paul Mills is all of us. We’ve all had it with the charge calls
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 27, 2021
And Paul Mills picks up a T. He's still livid at the officals. Rare to see a T this early in an NCAA game. We're not even at the Under 4. https://t.co/g7m3Vuwmu8
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) March 27, 2021
12-5 Oral Roberts run since the tech. Think that was intentional by Paul Mills?
— Kyle Deckelbaum (@KyleDeckelbaum) March 27, 2021
Been a while since I was on the Paul Mills watch — but I don't remember him getting a Technical.
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) March 27, 2021
Oral Roberts is attempting to become the first college basketball team ever to reach the Elite Eight as a 15-seed. Meanwhile, Arkansas is trying to get to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1995.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
