When Choice Sunday comes round, Rutgers hopes it is not going to be bemoaning a missed name.
The Large Ten acknowledged that play ought to have been stopped previous to Ohio State nailing a game-winning 3-pointer Thursday night time that bumped the No. 25 Buckeyes over Rutgers, 67-66, in Columbus.
Rutgers (6-3) was up two within the closing seconds when Bruce Thornton introduced the ball down the courtroom after a missed free throw. Thornton, effectively lined, dumped it off to Tanner Holden, who knocked down the game-winner and set off pandemonium.
Missed to everybody — the refs included — was the very fact Holden had been out of bounds earlier than stepping in to catch the go.
“The motion of stepping out of bounds and being the primary participant to the touch the ball after returning inbounds constituted a violation of NCAA Rule 9, Part 3, Article 1,” the Large Ten stated in an announcement Friday night time. “The play ought to have been stopped, and the ball dominated useless.”
The convention stated it had talked with each faculties and the officiating crew.
“The convention might be offering added schooling and rule reinforcement to our basketball officers,” the assertion continued.
Rutgers, which already knocked off No. 10 Indiana, couldn't beat a ranked opponent for a second time this season.
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