Purdue wins; Harris ejected after controversial call

It's typical to see a physical battle in any Big Ten game. However, the physicality of this past weeks games may have been a little too much for Big Ten referees.

Michigan's Manny Harris was ejected in the second half of today's game for elbowing Purdue's Chris Kramer in the face when swinging a ball through to gain position. Kramer fell to the floor, suffering a broken nose on the play. Earlier this week, Wisconsin's Joe Krabbenhoft appeared to have thrown an elbow when setting a pick on Purdue's Keaton Grant, knocking him to the floor as well. Michigan's Zack Novak was suspended for today's game against Purdue for a similar violation against Ohio State.

Were the referees trying to make a point by ejecting Harris for his elbow on Kramer?

Well, technically Harris' elbow did warrant a flagrant foul and an ejection. According to NCAA rules, if a player makes contact with another player and causes injury when swinging an elbow, it is grounds for a flagrant foul and an ejection.

Michigan head coach John Beilein disagreed with the call.

"He thought Manny threw his elbow into Kramer's nose," he said. "I argued that he was just transferring his position. Kramer is such a great defender and plays on people so tightly, but Manny was just trying to transfer his position."

What do you think? Did the officials make the right call, or was Harris simply just trying to gain position on Kramer?