Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. was assessed a technical foul during the second half of Wednesday’s 76-73 loss against Minnesota. He appeared to kick his leg out toward Gophers guard Langston Reynolds.
Fears appeared to hit Reynolds below the belt, but Reynolds didn’t react. He appeared fine after the potentially dangerous shot and a common foul was assessed on the play before taking it to the monitor to review. After replay, it was upgraded to a technical.
At the time, Michigan State was trailing 46-40 with 13:28 left in regulation. Head coach Tom Izzo subbed him out immediately upon the play. He later checked back with with 11:44 to go…