The March Madness drama has already begun.
Old Dominion, which finished last in the Sun Belt and was the 14th seed in the conference tournament, thought it surprised No. 11 Texas State with a buzzer-beater Tuesday night.
On the ESPN+ broadcast, we were sure there were seconds left.
However, the broadcast clock turned out to be significantly off and the announcers called the game remotely rather than in Pensacola, Florida, causing confusion until the referees waived the buzzer beater, sending the game into overtime. Ta.
Texas State won 92-83, ending Old Dominion’s season and advancing to the second round to face Southern Miss in the sixth round on Thursday.
The ESPN+ broadcast showed there were about five seconds left when Old Dominion’s Chaunce Jenkins hit a shot from outside the half-court line to tie the score at 74-74.
Immediately, it appeared that a mistake had been made as horns from the arena blared and red lights around the backboards illuminated.
“Time will be counted,” one broadcaster said.
Terrible announcement confirmed The broadcast team of Matt Stewart and Nate Ross was reportedly calling the game remotely.
Even if the broadcast clock had been correct, it wouldn’t have been immediately obvious that the shot wasn’t good, as Old Dominion celebrated as if it had won.
ODU ran out of steam in overtime. According to the team’s websitehalf the roster was dealing with the flu.
“Six or seven” players were on intravenous fluids and taking vitamins.
“If the game had been half a second longer, it would have been a completely different outcome,” interim head coach Kieran Donoghue said.
Head coach Geoff Jones suffered a heart attack in December and was told during his recovery that he would need his fourth treatment for prostate cancer. He retired last week after spending 11 seasons at the school.
Mike Jones was hired as the team’s new coach.
