It seems there is alot of focus on the .3 seconds left in the game issue that has me wondering if some people have the wrong interpretation of the rule. I know many of you know the rule, but I just think are misapplying it in this case. If you stop the clock and there are .3 or less, we all know that you cannot count any FG try, but you can a tap. However this is only when the ball is dead. You cannot at any time assume that a shot could not have been attempted (try or tap) if the ball is live/clock is running. Example: Live ball/clock running. If A1 were pass to A2 and A2 made the catch with .2 seconds on the clock, no matter how improbable if A2 shoots prior to the horn sounding (in the officials judgement) the shot is good. Even if you go to the replay (which would likely happen at the college level) and A2 caught the ball with .000003 seconds and shot it prior to the horn (assuming the clock is running/live ball & you have a clock that reads that far out) you have to count it. So based on the fact that the clock was running when the foul occured, btw I do think it was a great call, you have to assume the possibility of getting a shot off is there. So for everybody that is saying she couldn't have even got a shot off based on the .3 second rule, your argument is flawed. As for "letting the players decide the game", they did the Tennessee player got in great position to rebound a missed shot and the Baylor player got into a great position to commit a foul. If there had been enough time for Baylor to get another possesion, nobody would be complaining. It would have just been up to Baylor to go down and score.
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