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While many college basketball fans were watching Wake Forest take on eighth-ranked Duke, I was watching Illinois State get blown out by Drake in Des Moines. (Why? Well, I'm a sucker for Valley basketball.)
The Bulldogs led the Redbirds 35-15 at halftime, and were up 19 with 2:39 to go. At that point, Illinois State decided to go on a bit of a run, cutting the Drake lead to 10 with 16 seconds to go. That's when the Bulldogs called a timeout. A few seconds later, the clock ended the contest.
Yes, I know the clock traditionally dictates when the game ends, but not quite in this manner.
The scoreboard at the Knapp Center must have heard the ESPNU announcers joking about the game going a full 40 minutes. Nine seconds after Drake's timeout ended, the clock stopped cold with seven seconds to go. No whistle. No basket. It just shut down.
After a few moments of confusion, the officials called the game. I guess they didn't think Osiris Eldridge had a 10-point play up his sleeve to send it to overtime.
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