Have you ever called a technical for this?

[Mark Padgett]

Players coming onto the court to celebrate prematurely?

Here's the story from this morning's Oregonian newspaper: (BTW - note the story calls the action that required the technical foul call a "violation" - it also regards the distance from the mid-court line to the basket as "the length of the court", as does the losing coach)

A bizarre finish to regulation overshadowed a career performance by Lakeridge sophomore point guard Kyleigh Young in a 66-59 double-overtime win at rival Lake Oswego on Friday.

Lake Oswego (2-17, 1-6 Three Rivers League) appeared to have the game in hand when sophomore Paige Timberg made two free throws with 0.4 seconds left for a 50-49 lead.

But the Lakers were called for a technical foul when the players on their bench, celebrating the apparent winning free throw, spilled onto the court, a violation. Young, who scored a career high 34 points, made one of two free throws to tie and force overtime for the Pacers (13-6, 5-2).

Lakeridge coach Katy Wilson said she didn't see the Lake Oswego players on the court, but Pacers sophomore Nicole Blizzard pointed it out to an official.

"I was like, 'Man, we just lost.' I had no idea," Wilson said this week. "I didn't talk to the ref. I was accepting that we lost the game. Lake Oswego played a phenomenal game. The outcome is unfortunate. A win is a win, but I'm not really happy with how we won.

"But I don't want to take anything away from my kids because in the end, they kept battling and fought through it."

The loss stung the Lakers, especially considering how they have struggled this season.

"It's a pretty hard pill to swallow," Lake Oswego coach Paula Pietrok said. "The lose on a technicality is hard for the girls. Basically, that call took away a win for us."

After Timberg made the second free throw, Lakeridge needed to go the length of the court in 0.4 seconds. The Pacers inbounded on the opposite side of the court from Lake Oswego's bench.

"Nobody can score in 0.4 seconds going the length of the court, especially in girls basketball," Pietrok said.