I think it is against the spirit of the rule. VA knocked the ball out of bounds. It's ridiculous to put it in slow motion and say that VA got their hand off the ball as the ball was still touching Tech's pinky. Come on...
John Brannen is from Alexandria KY. In 1993 he played for Morehead St and played against the Final 4 UK team (before transferring to Marshall). He converted a 4 point play on Mashburn....
Both Purdue and Auburn tried to get cute with fouling at the end of the game, and it cost them both the game. If they played straight up defense they both very likely would have won.