Article on NC State-Virginia Officiating

[gymrat]

I didn't see the game, but this is hard to believe.

Refs take charge in Pack-Virginia game
By GREGG DOYEL (Charlotte Observer)
Travis Watson charged. Adam Hall charged. Donald Hand did, too. We're not talking about a high-interest credit card, though the price was high for No.6 Virginia.

Virginia was called for 35 fouls in its 90-80 loss Wednesday at N.C. State, about seven of which came in late-game desperation. A bunch of others were charging calls called at a nearly impossible rate, mathematically speaking.

We say nearly impossible, and only nearly, because we know it happened. We saw it. Otherwise, who would believe the Cavaliers would be called for eight - count 'em, eight - consecutive charges?

If you consider the charge-block call a 50-50 proposition, the odds of eight in a row going against Virginia are 256-to-1.

This is not to suggest the referees had something against the Cavaliers. N.C. State's Damien Wilkins also was called for charging amid Virginia's run, meaning the first nine charge-block calls went against the offense - a 512-to-1 probability.

In all, 61 fouls were called, with three Cavaliers fouling out. The quickest goner? N.C. State's Damon Thornton, who fouled out in 11 minutes. Nothing odd there. Thornton has fouled out in five of eight ACC games.