Trey Burke attempted block

Former Louisville point guard Peyton Siva says Trey Burke made a clean block against him in the national title game, despite the foul call. (Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com)

(Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com)

CHICAGO -- The biggest moment of Michigan's national championship game loss to Louisville last month wasn't without its controversy.

With 5:09 to play in the title game, and the Wolverines trailing Louisville by three points, Michigan point guard Trey Burke rose high into the air and appeared to pin Cardinal guard Peyton Siva's dunk attempt cleanly.

Only when the two players came to the floor, the official called a foul.

Siva went to the line, sank two free throws -- and Michigan never got back within one possession, as Louisville hung on to grab the 2013 national championship, 82-76.

This week in Chicago at the NBA draft combine, both Burke and Siva -- a pair of pro hopefuls -- have been reunited.

And now that the smoke has cleared, Siva says he has no problem being honest about the play.

"I told him today," Siva said with a smile Friday. "It was a good block.

"I just walked to the free throw line, sunk my two free throws and went about the game. ... (I told him) 'afterward I was going to tell you, but you looked a little upset.' "

Immediately after the loss, Burke was adamant about how he felt he had gotten all ball against Siva on the play -- and that if there hadn't been a foul call there, Michigan's momentum could have found some serious steam.

But it didn't. The foul was called, Michigan lost the title and Burke says he'll just have to live with it.

"I've replayed it on TV a lot," Burke said with a grin. "I just didn't see where the foul was at. ... I felt like it was a clean block, the ref felt like I got some body into him, but it's over with.

"That play will go down in history, that game will go down in history."

A historic loss for Michigan, and a historic win for Louisville.

Siva says the block was clean, but he's not about to trade his national title ring because of it.

"I'm just going to have to agree with the ref," he grinned. "He made the foul call, I can't go back in time and change it."

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