(NEWS CENTER Maine) -- A close game, and a passionate play.
"I was like, I'm on a fast break," says Scarborough's Reese Lagerquist. "I'm going to go up and get one."
Lagerquist dunked the ball, and immediately heard the whistle blow.
"I didn't realize it was a T until after and I still don't know why that happened," says Lagerquist. "But it was really fun to get that in a game."
That's just one example of a few technical fouls called for dunks in last weeks tournament. Many confused coaches and fans have jumped online to ask why?
"Basic dunks where there is no hanging on the rim, nothing wrong happening, they were called for technical fouls and I couldn't believe it," says Bob Walsh, head coach of the UMaine men's basketball team.
Walsh has been particularly outspoken on twitter. In a tweet, he called the dunk rule "absurd," saying he teaches his players to dunk when they get to the rim, following up with "I guess I shouldn't recruit Maine kids."
Walsh says the last part was sarcastic. He does have Maine kids on his team, and they do dunk. Former Oxford Hills star Andrew Fleming demonstrated that skill several times this season.
"Fleming has a dunk in our game against Vermont that probably would have been called a technical foul in Maine in high school that didn't raise an eyebrow for any of the coaches, the fan or the players in attendance," says Walsh.
Maine Commissioner of Basketball, Peter Webb, was not available to appear on camera, but sent along a note saying dunking is legal, but Technical Foul Rule 10, Section 4, Article 3 states
A player shall not grasp either basket ring at any time during the game except to prevent injury; dunk or stuff; or attempt to stuff a dead ball. He also said this in a voicemail message:
"It's a national rule, Maine doesn't have it's own rules anymore than Kentucky or Florida or whatever, they all have the same rules."
Coach Walsh says he has recruited all over the U.S. and seen hundreds of kids attack the rim without consequence. He says hat type of athleticism is something college coaches are looking for.
"I've never seen technical fouls called for that type of dunk like they've been called in Maine," says Walsh.
There have also been times in the tournament where a dunk has gone unpunished, leaving coaches and players to ask, "What's the difference between that one and the others?"
Many believe the rules is unclear, and they're calling for change.