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Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:01 pm EDT

Mount St. Mary's gets 'too many men' technical, loses by two

By Chris Chase

Late in the first half of Wednesday's NEC championship game, Mount St. Mary's came out of a timeout for an inbounds play with six players on the court. It was an honest mistake, but while that sort of stuff may fly in the NBA, it didn't get past the game's officials, who promptly whistled The Mount for a technical foul.

That put Robert Morris on the line for two free throws, both of which were converted. When the final buzzer sounded about an hour later, those two free throws provided the exact margin of victory for Robert Morris, which defeated The Mount 48-46 to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The score was tied before Dallas Green hit a baseline jumper with 2.5 seconds left after recovering a loose ball. Had the Mountaineers not been whistled for the technical, they may have been defending against a game-tying shot instead of a game-losing one.

Losing by two on a freakish shot with the NCAA tournament on the line is bad enough. Losing by two because somebody can't count is even worse.

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  1. Hitman
    1. Posted by Hitman Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:48 pm EDT

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    They are basketball players, what does being able to count to six have to do with playing ball?
  2. bernie mac
    2. Posted by bernie mac Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    I was glad to see Robert Morris win, but at the same time it hurts to see a team's season end because of something like this. I guess rules are rules.
  3. cfraineyjr
    3. Posted by cfraineyjr Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:21 pm EDT

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    The bad thing is, that it's the officials' job to count players before the ball is put into play. The ball never should have been given to the in-bounder when there were 11 players on the court. It is correct that the team should have known, but the officials have got to do a better job, especially when a NCAA birth is at stake.
  4. francis l
    4. Posted by francis l Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    burritos are delicious
  5. James C
    5. Posted by James C Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:42 pm EDT

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    Mount Saint Mary's got sacked! 5th!!
  6. francis l
    6. Posted by francis l Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    K-S-U Wildcats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  7. Do Something
    7. Posted by Do Something Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:16 pm EDT

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    That happen early in the game. The team that fought harder one. No excuses.
    http://Arcameda.com
  8. Matthew
    8. Posted by Matthew Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:32 pm EDT

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    Coach's fault....guess he can't count!!
  9. DanaS
    9. Posted by DanaS Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    Man that stinks!
  10. Louis
    10. Posted by Louis Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:57 pm EDT

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    thats why you go to a small school. counting is not your forte
  11. Saint
    11. Posted by Saint Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:35 pm EDT

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    Guess they don't teach those coaches how to count in the universities nowadays.
  12. francis l
    12. Posted by francis l Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:02 pm EDT

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    wut up with it vanilla face
  13. Chris
    13. Posted by Chris Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    Most of the time the refs can't count to three.
  14. Kurt R
    14. Posted by Kurt R Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm EDT

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    Hey strahanbud(10), the #3 player was the inbounder, and the other 5 on the floor...It's not like
    he was waiting to check in.. he was the guy with the ball. T-foul just how it should be.
  15. Brock D
    15. Posted by Brock D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:02 pm EDT

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    Hahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!! Wow they are so smart!!! Hahahah 1,2,3,4,5,6? is that how many people can be on the court to play basketball. Hold on let me ask my six year old sister.......
  16. Armchair Sports Official
    16. Posted by Armchair Sports Official Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:36 pm EDT

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    What a stupid call by the officials. The ball had not yet been put into play so the zebras could have quietly told the MSM coach to take a player off the court. So instead of the game being decided by the players, ultimately an unnecessary call by the officials made the difference. The lack of common sense in this situation is remarkable!
  17. Travis
    17. Posted by Travis Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    @ strahanbud
    maybe you should look again. #3 is the one who is going to inbound the ball. at this point the ref still has it.
    there are 6 players on the court for sure.
  18. jhawk_67207
    18. Posted by jhawk_67207 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:34 pm EDT

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    francis is stupid! ksu wildcats couldnt beat either team!!!
  19. Benjy M
    19. Posted by Benjy M Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    eh
  20. Travis
    20. Posted by Travis Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    @ armchair sports
    common sense? counting to 5 is pretty common as well. maybe the coach should've made sure who knew to go out there. it's a foul in the book for a reason. pay attention to what you're putting on the court and it wont happen.
  21. Da Peddla
    21. Posted by Da Peddla Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    Wow how stupid do you have to be!

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