MIAA reviewing ESU-Northwest Missouri State game
League gathering information about controversial overturn of game-winning shot
By Jesse Newell
Originally published 10:23 a.m., February 8, 2008
Updated 10:23 a.m., February 8, 2008
As of this morning, the MIAA commissioner’s office still was gathering information about Northwest Missouri State’s 91-83 double-overtime victory over Emporia State Thursday night.
In the game, ESU’s Andrew Davison hit a 50-foot shot at the end of regulation that was later waved off by officials after a 15-minute replay review.
Matt Newbery, the MIAA assistant to the commissioner for media relations, returned a phone call to The Gazette this morning and said that the play was still being reviewed by the MIAA and that no official comment would be made until all the facts were gathered.
After implementing the video replay system this season, the MIAA also adopted the NCAA rule book as it applies to replays. This means the same rules are used in MIAA games and Division-I games alike.
According to Section 5, Article 7.2.b: “In games with a 10th of a second game clock display and where an official courtside monitor is used, the reading of 0.00 on the game clock is to be used to determine whether a try for goal occurred before or after the expiration of time in any period. When the game clock is not visible, the officials shall verify the original call with the use of the red/LED light(s). When the red/LED light(s) are not visible, the sounding of the game-clock horn shall be utilized. When definitive information is unattainable with the use of the monitor, the original call stands.”
During the ESU game, the time and the red light on the back of the backboard both were not visible on the release.
That means the only option left for the officials, according to the rule book, would be to determine if the shot was released before the horn sounded. If they could not determine "definitive information" by listening for the buzzer sound, then the rule book states the original call (one official put his hands in the air after the shot to signal Davison’s three-point basket was good) should have stood.
In the contest, the officials used a cell phone stopwatch — and not the sound of the buzzer — to try to determine the time in the game.
Go_Emporia (anonymous) says...
So, what's to gather??? I think the rule book is quite clear. Where does it state the officials have the option (or the authority) to improvise by using a cell phone stopwatch or any other device?
I hope the MIAA does the ONLY right thing - award ESU its win. Perhaps it might serve the league well to also require those officials to participate in a "let's review the rules" course.
February 8, 2008 at 2:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
PocketAces (anonymous) says...
a cellphone stopwatch may not be counting to the same tick. so why not go by the rules?
February 8, 2008 at 2:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jman1982 (anonymous) says...
My only thought is does our new commish have the character to make it right or is he going to back down to the pressure of northwest missouri state. Even northwest knows they lost that game in regulation.
February 8, 2008 at 9:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )