Texas-La Tech game broadcast

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Originally Posted by centkyref

I have a very low expectation of the broadcast team when it comes to rules knowledge. I have to wonder if the play-by-play guy ever played the game. Early in the first half, La Tech was inbounding the ball from the end line in their offensive end. During the throw in, T calls illegal screen. The play-by-play guy says Tech got called for 3-seconds. The analyst bailed him out and noted the illegal screen.

Late in the half, things got really fun for the guys behind the mic. Texas missed a shot, Tech player grabs rebound and on the way down contacted Texas player in the face with an elbow. L (new T) called intentional foul per new rule. Analyst goes on and on about this being new rule in college ball, how great the call, we gotta protect "the kids", etc.

Refs get together briefly, then explain to the two benches what they got. Kid from Texas goes to the line and makes 'em both. Texas inbounds from the endline and scores.

Tech inbounds the ball, the guard gets about twenty feet up the floor. TWEET! Two of the refs get together and its obvious: Houston we have a problem. The wrong guy from Texas shot the free throws. Correctable error. The refs handled it correctly; got the right shooter on the line & resumed POI.

I just watched this play on ESPN3 and they fixed the error within the correct time period. Texas scores but before the La Tech player begins his throw-in they stop play to review the monitor for the correct shooter. So they did it BEFORE the ball became live following the 1st dead ball.