Two end of the game situations. (Video)

[JRutledge]

Two different games, but end of the game situations nonetheless.

Play #1:



Play #2:



Peace

[Camron Rust]

#1 seems a little soft but it did prevent the player from taking a line more toward the basket. Advantage gained.

[deecee]

I didn't think 1 was a foul. If it was then not in the act of shooting, and I also *gasp* thought he traveled before he shot.

I didn't think the shot in #2 was good in real time. Slo-Mo I think confirmed it but it's tough without the lights to be honest.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by deecee

I didn't think 1 was a foul. If it was then not in the act of shooting, and I also *gasp* thought he traveled before he shot.

The foul caused the travel -- so the foul had to be called.

[hamnegger]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

#1 seems a little soft but it did prevent the player from taking a line more toward the basket. Advantage gained.

Agreed

[nolanjj68]

There was no foul or travel in #1. Bad call in my opinion.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by nolanjj68

There was no foul or travel in #1. Bad call in my opinion.

He did travel after the bump. His right foot was the pivot foot when the dribble stopped and he put that foot back down after the bump. And it knocked off his RSBQ which is the standard for illegal contact. I think it was a great call. The only issue for me was if the shot would have been counted. But this was a two shot foul either way.

Peace

[Nevadaref]

From

Contenders coming into focus as regular season winds down -- or are they?

by C.L. Brown

ESPN Staff Writer


"In Joe Lunardi's updated Bracketology, he has TCU as the last team in his last four in. The Horned Frogs, losers of five straight games, had a chance to boost their NCAA tournament resume with their first win over a ranked team this season.
But with the score tied Saturday against No. 12 West Virginia, Jaylen Fisher was whistled for a foul with 4.8 seconds left. West Virginia guard Daxter Miles made one of two free throws for a 61-60 Mountaineers victory.

Northwestern, seeking its first NCAA tournament bid in the history of its program, had a chance to win at Indiana for the first time since 2014. But Thomas Bryant completed a 3-point play with 2.6 seconds left in the Hoosiers' 63-62 win. The Wildcats have now dropped five of their past seven, with tough games remaining against Michigan and Purdue.
In both cases, the contact made did not give the defensive player a clear advantage, nor did it impede the offensive players' ability to make moves. Hopefully this is not an indication of how things will be called in the postseason.
Imagine if North Carolina committed some inadvertent bump at midcourt and Villanova shot free throws to win last year's title game instead of Kris Jenkins delivering a shot for the ages?
Leave late-game situations up to the players to decide."