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Originally Posted by OHBBREF
NCAA the clock should have stopped when the basket went in
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The real problem is that the clock never
started when unsuccessful free throw was touched inbounds. The clock started after it went through the basket for the subsequent 3-point basket.
Without being in the huddle, I think that the referee (Ed Hightower?) went to the monitor and watched it in real time and counted off 5 seconds. I was sitting on my couch watching the replay, saying "one thousand one, one thousand two, one thousand three. . ." and I got to 5. My guess is that Mr. Hightower counted manually so he'd have definite knowledge and then told the clock operator to take off 5 seconds from the original time.
Anyone also notice that as they were sorting out the timing error, a sub reported to enter the game? The officials correctly denied his entry into the game.
By the way, was that just a fantastic game to watch, or what? Close the whole way, good officiating and double OT.