I took my stopwatch and tried to figure out what was going on.
By my expert timing (two trials, sitting on my couch at home), the game clock started either 1.2 or 1.5 seconds late. The way I saw it, the shot was released with 1.3 on the clock. Miami was either a tenth of a second early, or got the shot off two-tenths of a second late.
ESPN actually did a good job of breaking it down on SportsCenter - showing the game clock and a graphic of what the clock should have been. According to their graphics, there was a 1.3 second differential between the tip and the clock starting. By their look, the ball was released when the game clock read 1.4 and the ESPN correct clock read 0.1.
HOWEVER - the video game clock and the clock above the basket were not in synch - the above-the-basket time was 0.1 LOWER than the time shown in the clock display on the screen. While this is understandable when digital graphics are used, the clock shown was a live feed from one of the stadium clocks. Methinks that arena might be taking a look at its clocks before the next game there.
Just curious - does anyone think we'll get an NCAA ruling out of this? Either designating an "official" clock or, perhaps, reversing the interpretation that you look first for :00.0 on the monitor when reviewing a last-second shot?