As the game reached its second half, Dickinson was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul after a scuffle with Duke’s Maliq Brown. The incident drew immediate attention, with former Duke basketball star and current ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams voicing his frustration over the play, even labeling it "dirty" on social media.

Dickinson was also caught kicking Brown in the head, leading to a flagrant-2 foul, which warranted an immediate ejection from the game. However, Kansas head coach Bill Self doesn't agree with the decision to throw Dickinson out of the contest by virtue of a flagrant-2 foul.