27th annual invitational tournament this weekend. My team comes in as the number one team in the West division to play the number one team in the East who is also the host school. We jump out to a 14-0 run and then it seemed to me that the whistle started going against us and before you knew it the home team was right back in the game. With about one minute to go in the first half my pg appeared to me to be bumped and knocked to the ground. Whistle call is a travel, I must admit I had enough at this point and began to give the official an ear full, he was taking it until I said those magic words..." I realize the other team is paying your salary but you have to call the game the same for both sides." Tweet went Mr. Zebra and then he began to curse at me that they were from the neighboring state and didn't care who won or lost the game and that if I said one more word I was out of the game. Any way home team makes both foul shots we go into half time tied up at 26. Half time stats my team 12 fouls, home team 3 fouls. Second half it's amazing how the whistles went my way. Any call that was questionable went in my favor. We end up winning by 7 and the foul stats for that half my team 4 home team 16. Now I know most officials will say that they do not make make up calls, but I don't know how else you explain the foul difference from me getting no calls to me expressing myself to the official getting the T and then I got every single call in the second half. I look forward to hearing your feedback. This post is not meant to bash the officials of my game just looking to see if any other officials have done this or could explain the huge turn around in calls.
PS: Both teams played hard the whole game so it is not like one team stopped taking the ball to the basket in either half.
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