The whistle-laden barrage in the middle of the second half of Saturday night’s Kentucky–Arkansas basketball game drew plenty of attention on social media – with most of the ire directed at veteran official Doug Shows.
Shows called three technical fouls on the Wildcats in a 38-second span Saturday night at Bud Walton Arena, including the one here on Kentucky’s Mouhamed Dioubate, throwing momentum squarely behind the Razorbacks.
Kentucky picks up their 3rd technical of the game. pic.twitter.com/LUpYehJpPp
— Rare Rookies #BBN (@rarerookies) February 1, 2026The fury came fast and furious toward Shows, who has been calling college basketball games since 1993 and is a veteran of 27 SEC Tournaments.
Doug Shows is awful
— David Hobbs (@DTHNash) February 1, 2026Doug Shows is the mvp for Arkansas. #BBN
— Lisa Angel (@LisaAng71481264) February 1, 2026I am a Tennessee fan so I have no care in this Arkansas-Kentucky game, but Doug Shows is the single most pathetic excuse of a ref I've ever seen. @SECOfficiating how many times are you gonna let him ruin games?
— Paul Maxwell (@PaulMaxwel47811) February 1, 2026The flurry of technicals began with 14:49 remaining and Kentucky ahead 51-46 – as Brandon Garrison was whistled for standing over Arkansas guard Darius Acuff Jr. after Acuff was knocked to the floor. Malique Erwin missed both free throws to keep the score from changing.
The second technical came just 22 seconds later, as Acuff drove the lane for a layup and got it swatted out of bounds by Dioubate – who appeared to briefly flex in Acuff’s direction to earn a quick whistle. Acuff made both his free throws.
Doug Shows needs his stupid whistle taken away and NCAA needs to ban him from being a referee like they did that college football coach. I have never in my entire life seen worse refereeing it’s not even funny he’s abusing his position that’s not ok!!! @ncaa
— valerie (@kyflamingo) February 1, 2026LOL I better not see Doug Shows working the Final Four this year. t.co/JqVJWtV0dj
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) February 1, 2026Doug Shows has made it all about himself.
— Sara Swiney Mueller (@smueller8332) February 1, 2026Shows, who also works games in the ACC, Big East, Big 12, American, A-10, Conference USA, Sun Belt, Southern and SWAC, continued the technical barrage continued with 14:11 to play by T’ing up Kentucky coach Mark Pope after the Wildcats turned the ball over via a 10-second violation. Acuff went back to the free-throw line and made both attempts to make it 51-50.
Ego maybe, OR gambling. The technical Shows called on Dioubate, where Mo was talking to himself while going out of bounds with nobody in front of him, clearly illustrates Doug Shows CANNOT be impartial. That should be enough to get the SEC to kick him off ALL our games.
— CurlyCat4UK (@CurlyCat4UK) February 1, 2026The last 5 minutes of this game is going to take 45 minutes because of Doug Shows
— Tomás Clark (@DonTomasClark) February 1, 2026Doug Shows pic.twitter.com/bTDwzAVzE4
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