No joke. That one male official called every ticky-tack touch foul on the perimeter against MSU but let ND absolutely maul McCowan inside all night long - 3rd quarter especially. Without that help, I don't think ND gets back in the game much less wins it.State got hosed.
I'm sorry but nothing excuses the no call/call exchange that gave ND possession with three seconds left.MSU had 2 opportunities under the basket and missed both - one directly under the basket. They also had the ball with 5 seconds to go in the game and turned it over. While ND had to make their shots to win, MSU handed them the opportunity.
I just don't care enough about either team to see what you are seeing. Looked legit to me.I'm sorry but nothing excuses the no call/call exchange that gave ND possession with three seconds left.
A body check like that looked legit? Really? On what planet? No player loses the ball like Williams did without getting hit. The officiating in the game was horrendous. That play was the icing on the cake.I just don't care enough about either team to see what you are seeing. Looked legit to me.
You see a body check. I see a basketball player running across the floor and a dribbler out of control. That's life. We can see the same thing and come to different conclusions.A body check like that looked legit? Really? On what planet? No player loses the ball like Williams did without getting hit. The officiating in the game was horrendous. That play was the icing on the cake.
From the second Florida/Alabama game thread:You see a body check. I see a basketball player running across the floor and a dribbler out of control. That's life. We can see the same thing and come to different conclusions.
The harsh reality - MSU was outscored by 18 points in the second half. Hard to lay that at the officials' feet, but some will try.
You bring up State being outscored in the second half. Want to take a guess at which team had 9 fouls in the third quarter and which had 5? Here's a hint - ND outscored State 24-11 in the quarter.About basketball and officiating - home court advantage seems to be very real. Across the sport (HS, college and NBA), the home team always seems to get the benefit of the doubt on foul calls. That doesn't always mean that the road team has more fouls since the quality of the opponents also comes into play, but I have rarely watched a game between evenly matched opponents in which the home team didn't get to the FT line more often.
IMO, this can't happen without some level of officiating collusion. It is too pervasive.
I'm not saying that the officiating in the game was "good". Heck, I can't remember the last BBall game that left me feeling that the officiating was "good". BBall officiating is a mess. It is the reason that I watch so much less than I did in my youth. But when I choose to watch I have to accept the officiating for what it is - that, or choose to stop watching altogether. Because complaining about BBall officiating is like complaining about the weather - all the complaints in the world won't change a thing.Apparently, women's officiating is worse than men's.
Agreed, major mistake with a foul to give. That's on the MSU coach IMO.I switched the game on during the timeout with 3 seconds remaining so I missed anything that happened earlier (except for the video above).
MSU should have given the player one dribble then fouled her after the ball was inbounded at the 3 second mark. This would have forced ND to inbound the ball a 2nd time with even less time on the clock.
Heck of a shot by ND player.