While officiating an opening round matchup between Creighton and Akron, much like Zion Williamson did during his college basketball days in 2019, referee Kelly Pfeifer blew out one of his shoes.

A March Madness referee suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the NCAA tournament game between Akron and Creighton.. Kelly Pfeifer, who was officiating Thursday's game, had to change his shoes ...

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