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Originally Posted by chseagle
Also if I remembered from the video, there were 2-3 WSU Bench Personnel that ran onto the floor after the made shot. Which is why the Technical was assessed, correct?
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This is precisely the reason for the T. A few years ago the NCAA determined that the interuption put the inbounding team at a disadvantage.
It used to be that most teams would call TO after a score to set up a play. With the stoppage of the clock after each made basket (under 1 minute), it was not always the desire of the inbounding team to request a TO. The teams would practice this type of scenario, and have a play ready run to take advantage of the confusion by the players on the court. The "rushing" on the court by bench personnel interfered with this and negated the opportunity by the inbounding team.
Since it was unlikely for officials to penalize the bench personnel that would come onto the floor they would have everyone go back to the bench, put the correct time on the clock, and start the play again. While this was going on both teams would be treating this situation as a TO that was not intended. This also prolonged games in a way was not appealing to the NCAA.