Did Arizona’s Bennedict Mathurin inappropriately touch a cheerleader after a big win in the NCAA tournament?
Following the Wildcats’ 85-80 win over TCU Sunday night in San Diego, footage surfaced online showing Mathurin leaving the court and while extending his hands, he brushed against the upper chest of a cheerleader, who had no reaction to the moment.
Does Arizona’s #Mathurin usually celebrate wins like this? pic.twitter.com/tXUTOTPW6h
— Andrew (@Andrew24276927) March 21, 2022
Social media discussed this after it happened:
Hey @MarchMadnessMBB @ArizonaMBB why did Benedict Mathurin have to touch a @TCU cheerleader in the breast? pic.twitter.com/4qe9rP7Oqx
— SportsFanatic (@GivingMyOpinion) March 21, 2022
@corbydavidson Did you see this?? Mathurin for Arizona just grabbed a TCU cheerleaders boob. WTF?? pic.twitter.com/JJwHwGZUnc
— H (@herbster37) March 21, 2022
Did Bennedict Mathurin just touch the opposing cheerleader in the chest? Cuz that would be #MarchMadness
— Dee Williams (@D23ArtfulDodger) March 21, 2022
“Mathurin tit-tapped a TCU cheerleader. Terry taunted the cheerleaders. Kerr mocked TCU fans.”
Do better @ArizonaMBB@uarizona
?⬇️#MarchMadness— ?????? (@emjoyx) March 21, 2022
Did Ben Mathurin just Um to that TCU cheerleader?… pic.twitter.com/YAHNQXmfdq
— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) March 21, 2022
So am I the only one that caught Mathurin cop a feel on this cheerleader as he walked off the court? pic.twitter.com/MFXqLMj4ct
— Jimmy D (@jdandrea21) March 21, 2022
Plus, add the sexual assault by Mathurin on a TCU cheerleader. The NCAA needs to act on this immediately. True classless program and terrible culture.
Proud of the heart and respect Big 12 schools play with. A truly elite league of players and coaches. #Big12 #TCU #MarchMadness https://t.co/Y5QjXZdbGV— Taylor Pryor ? (@TaylorPryor3) March 21, 2022
I know Arizona’s Ben Mathurin didn’t do it on purpose but I’m pretty sure he touched the TCU cheerleader on the chest by mistake. Either that or it was really close ??♂️??♂️??♂️#MarchMadness #CelebrationsGoneWrong pic.twitter.com/54KQ4QJGTQ
— Ron Johnson (@3RonJohnson) March 21, 2022
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I’m sorry I keep posting this bc I know seeing someone get touched without their consent can be triggering to some but this really needs more traction. Disgusting from Kriisa. Arizona won’t do shit about it though https://t.co/wshpi6NOXv— frame drop city (@fdc_palace) March 21, 2022
So are they gonna review that Mathurin incident with the cheerleader? Oof for Arizona if that was intentional ?
— Bryan Black (@358jerseys4hope) March 21, 2022
In the video, Mathurin never even looked at the cheerleader. It looked like he was just throwing his arms out to give anyone a high five who wanted one.
Mathurin had a career-high 30 points after going 8 of 19 from the field and 11 of 13 from the free thrown line.