The officials in this conference continue to be weird. Last night in Waco, Scott Drew got ejected. He's never been ejected in his entire career and doesn't even swear.Apparently he left the bench during play in the 1st half. The second technical was because he was crouched down slightly outside the coaches box. Meanwhile Oztelberger for ISU was out on the court during play at one point and got absolutely nothing. The game ended in a review after ISU hit a buzzer beater that was waved off as .1 seconds too late. Baylor 70-68.
From the AP recap
"Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades was critical of the officiating after the game. He said he planned to contact the Big 12 office.
“Tonight was an embarrassment for this league," Rhoades said. ”Scott (Drew) said it, we have the best basketball league in the country. And the officiating tonight did not match that. Period, end of story. This league needs to get better when we think about our officiating. And we have some great, great officials.
"But this particular crew tonight did not match the level of this game, and that shouldn’t happen in this league."
Drew, in his 21st season with Baylor, was assessed his second technical foul with 11 1/2 minutes left. That tech was for apparently leaving the bench area, the same as his technical foul midway through the first half.
“You pour so much into it, and if you’re the reason you lose, there’s no worse feeling,” Drew said. “And I thank God he didn’t make me feel that tonight, because I know if we’d have lost, and those technicals, those points, they add up. I’ve got to do better.
"We’ll send in the tape and see if the officials have to do better. And then go from there.”
From the AP recap
"Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades was critical of the officiating after the game. He said he planned to contact the Big 12 office.
“Tonight was an embarrassment for this league," Rhoades said. ”Scott (Drew) said it, we have the best basketball league in the country. And the officiating tonight did not match that. Period, end of story. This league needs to get better when we think about our officiating. And we have some great, great officials.
"But this particular crew tonight did not match the level of this game, and that shouldn’t happen in this league."
Drew, in his 21st season with Baylor, was assessed his second technical foul with 11 1/2 minutes left. That tech was for apparently leaving the bench area, the same as his technical foul midway through the first half.
“You pour so much into it, and if you’re the reason you lose, there’s no worse feeling,” Drew said. “And I thank God he didn’t make me feel that tonight, because I know if we’d have lost, and those technicals, those points, they add up. I’ve got to do better.
"We’ll send in the tape and see if the officials have to do better. And then go from there.”
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