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We have all been there before, even in pickup basketball, when a ball is heading out of bounds and you need to save it all costs.

While executing that desperation save, you want to retain possession. And sometimes you need to throw the ball off an opponent to make that happen.

But on Wednesday night during New Mexico’s 77-67 upset victory over San Diego State, the Aztecs’ Jamal Franklin saved possession by pegging the Lobos’ Phillip McDonald… in the face … really hard.

Franklin (below) received a technical foul, even if he really didn’t deserve one. And McDonald took one to the face, even if he didn’t deserve it, either. You make recall this happening in 2008 when Washington’s Tim Morris nailed UCLA’s Alfred Aboya in the face but received no technical.

Click the link below for the video.

[Sports Grid]

2:06 PM on 2/16/2012
  • Mac

    Franklin didn’t save possession, as both he and the ball were already out of bounds, and the whistle had blown. That’s why the T was called.

  • SoCalLobo

    Why is this noteworthy? Because how often do you see this? Practically never. Like once a decade or so. Why? Because basketball players universally know not to throw the ball at their opponent’s face. This is true even in the playground, much less with highly skilled D1 players. He deserved a T and he knew he blew it and immediately apologized to all the Lobos on the court (a classy recovery).

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