OT: Referees suspended after MBB Florida St

[Bball Girl]

ACC suspends crew for call in Florida State-Duke game (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=Al0xofwFZ4sXyTMfP9YLPBjevbYF?slug=ap-accofficials-suspended&prov=ap&type=lgns)

The referees who worked the Florida State-Duke game were suspended for one game Monday for what the league said was an unnecessary technical foul on a Seminoles player.

The crew of Mike Eades, Ray Natili and Ed Corbett shouldn't have assessed a technical on Florida State's Alexander Johnson in the second half of Duke's 97-96 overtime win Saturday, said John Clougherty, coordinator of men's basketball officials for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The technical was Johnson's fifth foul, and he left with 9:23 remaining. Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds before going to the bench.

"It came as a surprise to me," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday.

Johnson drew his fourth foul for an intentional foul on Duke center Shelden Williams, who quickly got to his feet and bumped Johnson. Television replays showed Johnson attempting to back away. The confrontation had resulted in technicals for both players.

Referees also whistled Johnson for an intentional foul against Williams in the first half.

[MsProudSooner]

I didn't see that game, but I find it completely refreshing that the ACC did this.

[wwi_flying_ace_17]

Some ESPN writers had written about Duke getting favored by the calls before this. Dick Vitale even admitted a call at the end of one of their previous games (Boston College?) should have been called against Duke. If Dukie V and the rest of the ESPN/Duke network admit it, it must have been pretty obvious.

I didn't see any of the highlights either, but if the calls are that bad, I agree with MSProudSooner.

[OSUCowgirls]

Did I just read that correctly?

Let's look over this again...........

Dick Vitale even admitted a call at the end of one of their previous games (Boston College?) should have been called against Duke.
Surely Dickie V. is confused and doesn't know what he is saying. :p

[wwi_flying_ace_17]

Did I just read that correctly?

Let's look over this again...........


Surely Dickie V. is confused and doesn't know what he is saying. :p

I didn't hear it, but Doug Gottlieb mentioned it in a chat wrap.

[Icecream_Ag]

I remember it, yes it was the BC game. Duke got a gift in that one.