Video request: Xavier beats Creighton on final drive/foul

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SC Official

It's a secondary defender in transition that came from L's primary. I believe that is 100% his call under men's college mechanics.

It was a foul, and hats off to him for having the stones to call it. I'd probably be emphatic, too, if I was calling a foul in a 1-point game with 0.3 left.

He pinched the paint and made the decision mid lane. Absolutely fantastic mechanic, there.

And I think it was a foul, too.

The other one was a touch foul on an airborne shooter's non shooting arm after the shot was released. Someone smarter than me will have to tell me if they want that called in the name of protecting a shooter.

[maroonx]

If it was a foul during the game, it is a foul with 1 second remaining in the game. Great call by the official. No LGP!!!!

[JRutledge]

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[thedewed]

that's not a foul, player went straight up, both of them, perfectly legal. only thing approaching a foul , and it wasn't either, was the off arm of the driver. clearly bad call.

[nolanjj68]

1- travel. put his left foot down first to establish pivot, then right foot, picked left foot up and put it down. Happened so fast amazing the official got it really.

2- foul but minor contact. However I feel even minor contact to the arms in the act of shooting needs to be called.

3- no foul good LGP.

[bob jenkins]

I like the foul on the 3-point shot -- having called one myself at the buzzer in OT with a tie score.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

... at the buzzer in OT with a tie score.

My post is aimed at rookies. bob jenkin's post reminded me of a situation that I observed this past week.

My partner and I were watching the end of the junior varsity game preceding our varsity game from the trainer's office as my partner was getting a hamstring injury taped. Tie score. Player fouled in the act of shooting at the buzzer. 0:00 on the clock, and the buzzer sounded. The junior varsity officials got together and decided to shoot the free throws and leave the clock at 0:00. What happened next is bizarre, on two counts. They allowed the players to line up on the free throw lanes while the free throws were being attempted; and they allowed the player to attempt the second free throw after the first attempt was successful (winning the game).