Gonzaga/St. Mary's Ending

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

I already clarified this in a previous pust.

p-o-s-t

Dedicated to all of those who have endured W&S's annoying spelling responses.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Thank you NV. I'm highly offended that after all my corrections since Charles left, Juulie nominated someone else to be the new official Annoying Grammar Guy.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Why did the officials feel this was necessary? Seemed rather silly to me.

It was necessary b/c that is what the rulebook tells the officials to do.

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

SportsCenter keeps showing this clip this morning.
The NCAA put out a memo a couple of seasons ago on this. The officials followed it to the letter. I believe that what caused the memo was the FSU/Duke situation.

Which was handled correctly by-the-way.

[budjones05]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

Anyone see it? Here's what happened:

St. Mary's is up 5, and gets a rebound with about 10 seconds to go. They get the ball up court and dump it in for a dunk. Clock stops with 1 second left, and St. Mary's now has a 7 point lead. Fans storm the court. Gonzaga players and coach head off the floor. Officials are blowing their whistles. It takes a couple minutes, but finally the PA Announcer gets everyone to clear the court. Out comes Gonzaga. Technical foul is assessed against the crowd. Gonzaga player hits both FTs. Ball is given to St. Mary's for a throw in. Clock expires. Fans rush the court again.

Why did the officials feel this was necessary? Seemed rather silly to me.

Wouldn't it be something if the fans rush the court, but Gonzaga was only down by one?