Butler vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee

[SamIAm]

Classic example of clock starting issue -

Last night in Milwaukee, Butler vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

(Presumably after a made try)
With 5.9 seconds left, Butler A1 passed the ball to A2 behind the baseline and the clock appeared to start prematurely. A2 passed the ball to A3 who never got a shot off before time expired.

Milwaukee fans rushed the court. Officials looked at a replay, found there was no view of the clock available.

''We couldn't tell from the TV if the clock started early,'' referee Todd Williams said.

Butler coach said, ''The referees did what they were supposed to do, they went and looked at the monitor and there was no way to look at the clock,'' Stevens said. ''I'll have to go back and look to see how long it took Zach to get from there to just past halfcourt. I don't know. I don't want to jump to any observations.''

Moral of the story - Some one needs to count.