Just got this from the conference office...
"The Big Sky Conference announced Monday that there was a timing error near the end of the quarterfinal game between Idaho State and Montana last Thursday during the 2015 Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont.
The error was not discovered until after the game’s completion, so it could not be corrected. Montana defeated Idaho State 69-67.
With 5.2 seconds remaining in the game, a Montana player slipped and fell while attempting to inbound the ball. An Idaho State player secured the ball and scored. Upon stoppage of the game for the injured Montana player, the official timer alerted the game officials that the game clock was not started properly. Officials then went to a monitor review and requested playback, including a view of the game clock. The replay feed provided did not include a clock. A stopwatch was then used to determine the correct elapsed time. After several confirmations, the elapsed time was determined to be 3.4 seconds, which brought the remaining game time to 1.8 seconds. Montana’s first attempt to inbound the ball resulted in a jump ball. The possession arrow was in Montana’s favor they were eventually able to inbound the ball and run out the clock for a two-point victory.
A tournament official from the University of Montana – the tournament host - later notified the Big Sky Conference staff that the feed provided to the officials was not run at game speed. The expectation is that playbacks are to be shown to the official first in real time, and then in slow motion only requested by the officials. The officials believed they were reviewing the timing error at normal game speed.
“Idaho State should have had 3.2 seconds on the clock, and I apologize for the error’’ said Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton. “We have no idea if an extra 1.4 seconds would have made a difference. But, Idaho State coach Seton Sobolewski and the Bengal student-athletes deserved the opportunity to find out.”
It probably wouldn't have made a difference but in a two point game, who knows for sure? We've seen some strange endings to games this season aka Montana State-Idaho State at Reed Gym. I could envision a scenario where with the extra time instead of Seton letting the clock run out, fouls. UM misses a free throw or free throws and ISU hits a miracle basket at the end to tie the game or win it. Long, long odds of that happening to be sure but again, who can say with 100% accuracy about what happens in a game?
Water under the bridge now of course.
PBP
"The Big Sky Conference announced Monday that there was a timing error near the end of the quarterfinal game between Idaho State and Montana last Thursday during the 2015 Big Sky Conference Women’s Basketball Championship at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont.
The error was not discovered until after the game’s completion, so it could not be corrected. Montana defeated Idaho State 69-67.
With 5.2 seconds remaining in the game, a Montana player slipped and fell while attempting to inbound the ball. An Idaho State player secured the ball and scored. Upon stoppage of the game for the injured Montana player, the official timer alerted the game officials that the game clock was not started properly. Officials then went to a monitor review and requested playback, including a view of the game clock. The replay feed provided did not include a clock. A stopwatch was then used to determine the correct elapsed time. After several confirmations, the elapsed time was determined to be 3.4 seconds, which brought the remaining game time to 1.8 seconds. Montana’s first attempt to inbound the ball resulted in a jump ball. The possession arrow was in Montana’s favor they were eventually able to inbound the ball and run out the clock for a two-point victory.
A tournament official from the University of Montana – the tournament host - later notified the Big Sky Conference staff that the feed provided to the officials was not run at game speed. The expectation is that playbacks are to be shown to the official first in real time, and then in slow motion only requested by the officials. The officials believed they were reviewing the timing error at normal game speed.
“Idaho State should have had 3.2 seconds on the clock, and I apologize for the error’’ said Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton. “We have no idea if an extra 1.4 seconds would have made a difference. But, Idaho State coach Seton Sobolewski and the Bengal student-athletes deserved the opportunity to find out.”
It probably wouldn't have made a difference but in a two point game, who knows for sure? We've seen some strange endings to games this season aka Montana State-Idaho State at Reed Gym. I could envision a scenario where with the extra time instead of Seton letting the clock run out, fouls. UM misses a free throw or free throws and ISU hits a miracle basket at the end to tie the game or win it. Long, long odds of that happening to be sure but again, who can say with 100% accuracy about what happens in a game?
Water under the bridge now of course.
PBP