Two timing errors likely caused by the clock operator occurred in the final seven seconds of regulation of Oklahoma’s victory over Texas Tech last week, the Big 12 said Tuesday.
As a result of the conference’s review of the end of the Jan. 20 game, Oklahoma will immediately replace the clock operator at home games and the conference will have officials use wireless technology to start and stop the clock at the end of each half.
Oklahoma’s Hollis Price tied the game on a length-of-the-court drive at the end of regulation and the Sooners went on to win in overtime. There was never any consideration of reversing the game’s outcome, but the conference wanted to take steps to ensure what happened would not be repeated.
With a new clock operator at Tuesday night’s home game, there was one glitch in the final 30 seconds of the first half when time ran off the shot clock during a dead ball. It was quickly fixed.
Watch what you say
The Pac-10 has publicly reprimanded Southern Cal coach Henry Bibby for comments about the officiating in the Trojans’ losses to Cal and Stanford last weekend. Bibby was also placed on probation for the rest of the season.
Ex-Razorback dies
Steve Stroud, the center on the Arkansas basketball team that won the Southwest Conference title in 1977, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. He was 48.
Running it up
Columbia College, which began fielding a women’s team last season after a 23-year layoff, beat Harris-Stowe 134-14. It marked the second-most points and second-largest margin of victory in an NAIA women’s game. Oklahoma Baptist holds both records with a 159-17 win over SW Adventist.
RESULTS, TUESDAY’S SYNOPSIS
#4 Florida 70 at LSU 53
Brett Nelson had 7 3-pointers and 26 points as Gators (17-2, 6-0 SEC) won 13th straight, dropping Tigers to 12-6, 1-5.
#6 Oklahoma 75 vs. Texas A&M 68
Hollis Price’s 24 points helped Sooners (14-3, 5-1 Big 12) extend nation’s longest home winning streak to 33 games.
#17 Wake Forest 81 at Clemson 60
Josh Howard had 18 points and 11 rebounds and led a 17-4 second-half run for Deacons (14-2, 4-2 ACC). Tigers 11-5, 1-5.
