"'The administrative technical foul was assessed for multiple reasons,'the conference said 'The most significant was an individual taking the game ball from the inbounding baseline [assuming time had expired] and walking down the sideline, causing the VCU player to look for the ball, and chase the individual to secure the ball for inbound. Simultaneously, one of the game officials collided with a fan on the court, prior to the inbound toss. It was after these violations that the clock expired, and the students and fans stormed the court with :00 on the clock.'"
I really can't disagree with this decision. It's a long standing rule in most sports that the home team is responsible actions of the fans at the game. The official colliding with the fan, IMHO, is enough to warrant the T. It's called "fan interference." I've seen outs awarded in baseball for fan interference. If I was a Bonnie fan I'd be irate, but not at the officials, but at the actions of that fan and the guy who grabbed the ball prematurely.
Last Edited: 2/7/2017 1:18:10 PM by OhioCatFan