NCAA-M Team Foul

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Rich

There's a difference in NCAA-M for a "loose ball" foul where they still shoot free throws. This was one of those.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

It is actually a loose ball foul by definition. The NCAA changed the rule a few years ago and said to call those and shoot the FTs.

Why? Because about five NCAA tournaments ago several crews screwed this up and did as described in the OP. Most of those were noticed by posters here and pointed out on this forum. After the tournament the NCAA brass must have been embarrassed that their top officials couldn’t get this correct and simply changed the rule.