Foul call at end of Cinci/UConn game

[Rufus]

Originally Posted by bbcof83

I thought so too at first but when you think about it, what option did they have? The shot clock hit 1 then was reset to 35 and didn't start right away. It started as the player requested and was granted a TO. Had the operator not screwed up I definitely think it would have been a violation. BUT, definite knowledge is required (I'm not an NCAA guy, but that's the NF rule anyway) and they didn't have it. What they had was a 1 on the shot clock. I think they got it right. That said, I wouldn't have blamed them for calling a violation either but I think they had rules support for the 1 on the clock.

Tough game and that crew did a great job.

I agree and should have been more specific in that while they seemed to miss the call (or the person operating the shot clock did) they derived a solution that seemed appropriate. Can't speak to whether it actually was or not as I'm not familiar with NCAA rules pertaining to shot clock violations.