The highly controversial offensive foul on Aaliyah Edwards during UConn’s 71-69 March Madness loss to Iowa in the Final Four on Friday night drew scorn from all corners of the basketball community.

But it was unsurprisingly harshest from those connected to the Huskies.

“There’s probably an illegal screen call that you could make on every single possession,” UConn coach Geno Auriemma said after the game. “I just know that there were three or four of them called on us and I don’t think there were any called on them. So I guess we just gotta better at not setting illegal screens.”

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Here's what Aaliyah Edwards had to say about the controversial call after the game:

UConn coach Geno Auriemma ripped the late offensive foul call on Aaliyah Edwards:

It’s hardly a big game these days without an extremely controversial officiating decision.

UConn forced back-to-back turnovers and had the ball, trailing 70-69, with 10 seconds left after calling timeout.

But Aaliyah Edwards was subsequently called for an illegal screen, and the whistle appeared to be extremely marginal.

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Viewers certainly weren't happy with the illegal screen call on Aaliyah Edwards in the final seconds...

Iowa wins, 71-69, and will face undefeated South Carolina in the title game.

What a thriller.

Aaliyah Edwards is called for an illegal screen, and Iowa gets the ball back with three seconds left.

It's a huge call, and will likely be extremely controversial.

Iowa turns it over again, and UConn now has a chance to win!

They have the ball, trailing by one, with 10 seconds left.

UConn forces a turnover, and a Nika Muhl 3-pointer has cut the deficit to 70-69 with 39 seconds left.

UConn trails, 68-64, as Geno Auriemma calls a timeout with 2:41 left in the game.

Will Iowa hold on?

Or can UConn pull off a thrilling finish?

Iowa is pulling away, and now leads 66-57 with 5:42 left in the game.

The nine-point lead is the team's biggest of the game, and it marks a 21-point turnaround.

Iowa leads 60-57 with 7:27 left in the fourth quarter.

Caitlin Clark has finally begun to take over, and now has 20 points.

We're heading into the home stretch.

Buckle in.