UCLA suffered a season-ending loss to UConn in a second-round NCAA Tournament second round match, ending with a technical foul given to UCLA coach Mick Cronin. The official signaled for the technical foul after Cronin appeared to sarcastically applauding as the official ran past him for no foul being called on the previous play. This incident occurred during a game without UCLA's leading scorer, Tyler Bilodeau, who sat out for a third consecutive game due to a knee injury. Despite this, there were numerous frustrations throughout the game, including an apparent lack of clarity regarding Cronin's involvement in the incident. The officials stated that the penalty was given pursuant to Rule 10, Section 3 (Class A Unsporting Infraction), Article 2, which prohibits disrespectfully addressing an official.