I can't believe you are a basketball coach and wouldn't foul there. It seems like such a no brainer situation there to me.
One of your arguments is pretty faulty since no ref will ever call intentional/flagrant foul unless the kid punches/tackles another to decide a game, let alone the National Championship.
The only reason why this is even close is because Memphis was in such a funk that they probably would have missed a free throw on the other end when Kansas fouled them after in bounding (and if you play fucking college basketball and can't in bound the ball against a press, get the fuck out). Setting up to lose the game, but it is going to be a ton harder to set up an easy shot with five seconds left with the length of the floor to go than it is to get a good shot with six seconds left on the scoring side.
Also, lets not forget that the Kansas kid has to hit both free throws (on a 1 and 1 bonus nonetheless. he misses the first one 20-30% of the time, gg you win) in a pressure packed situation if you do foul.
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