[Newyddion y Twrnamaint]The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) D1 basketball tournament is reaching its final stage. North Carolina State University’s women’s quarterfinal game against the University of Texas on Sunday (March 31) caused a minor disturbance. , the conference discovered that the distance between the three point line and the basket on both sides of the court was different 15 minutes before the start of the game. However, after discussions between the conference, the ball card, and the coaches of both sides , the last game went on North Carolina State also scored 7 goals after the player Aziha James won 76:66 on three points and advanced to the semi-finals.
The disturbance was caused by the Moda Center in Portland. The venue hosted four games in two days, but no one noticed anything strange about the three-point line. It was not discovered until before the game between North Carolina State and the University of Texas. question. The NCAA tournament staff took a soft ruler 15 minutes before the start of the game to measure the distance between the top of the arc and the bottom line of the three point line on both sides. It was found that the distance between the three points the point line was on one side to the court correctly, but the distance between the three point line and the bottom line on the other side of the court was incorrect. The distance is shorter.
NCAA video screen
NCAA video screen
The NCAA stated in a statement that after they discovered that the distance between the three-point lines on both sides of the field was different, they immediately informed the head coaches of both sides, but in the end, all parties agreed to play as usual instead of delaying and waiting for the location to be corrected before playing. The statement also mentioned that the supplier responsible for drawing the lines on the NCAA floor has apologized for the incident and will investigate the cause of the error and correct the incorrect three-point line before Monday’s game. The NCAA also said that the same problem was not found at other competition venues, but it will conduct a comprehensive review to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again at competition venues in the future.
After the game, the coaches of both sides talked about their decision to start the game as usual after learning that there was an incorrect version of the three point line on one side of the court. This was all because the game will be broadcast live on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Television Waiting for the location to be corrected would delay the game by more than 1 hour. It is possible that the TV station will not be able to broadcast the game as usual. The coaches of both sides believe that this is live, the opportunity to broadcast is very rare for the teams. University of Texas coach Vic Schaefer said: “Both teams have played in this venue before, and everybody won, so we decided to play as usual.” North Carolina State coach Wes Moore said: “Kids today are often more three-pointers. He starts further from the line and doesn’t pay attention to where the three point line is. It’s a rare situation, but I don’t know if it’s an advantage or a disadvantage for the player.”
In the end, North Carolina State made 9 of 18 shots. Aziha James hit 7 3-pointers and scored a game-high 27 points, leading the team to a 76:66 victory to advance to the semifinals. After the game, he revealed that the coach had not informed the players about the strangeness of the court before the game started. He laughed and said that the different distance between the three point lines on both sides had little effect on her. According to the statistics of the five games at the Moda Center, the team’s three-point shooting percentage in the wrong three-point line area was 25.8% (23 of 89), and its three-point shooting percentage in the correct three-point range. line area was 25.8% (23 of 89) 33.3% (29 of 87 shots).
Aziha James hit 7 three-pointers to help North Carolina State win and advance to the Final Four (Photo: Wolfpack Women’s Basketball)
This article was originally published by “Sportsroad” in “Basketball ｜ The distance between the three-point lines in the NCAA arena is not the same, the two teams discussed and opened the wave”
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