[JRutledge]

To be fair, I do not even know if the officials knew the clock did not start properly. It was obvious that the clock did not stop properly after Clemson made the game tying 3 point shot. I watched the game live and I think the focus was much more on the clock stopping after the shot. Also to say that Duke got the better of the deal is really not fair either. If the clock started properly that could have hurt Clemson. Remember, there was an errant pass that happen to fall into the Clemson's hand. The Clemson player happened to be in perfect position to shoot a shot. If he was further out from the 3 point line or below the 3 point line, they might not have gotten off a good shot. The glaring timing mistake was after the shot not before. I am not even sure they looked at the clock before hand to be sure it started properly.

Without the timing mistake, Clemson still should not allow a team to go the court length and hit a lay-up. You do not deserve to win in that case.

Peace