Olympic Fan
01-08-2012, 01:33 AM
I stayed up to 1:30 a.m. watching this classic ... Stanford 103, Oregon State 101 in 4 OTs.
Not a great game in terms of play, but an awesome game in terms on drama. The Cardinal almost won it in regulation ... the winning shot was first ruled good, but on replay turned out to be maybe a couple of hundredths of a second late (think it was a good call). Stanford had chances to win at the end of the first and second OT, but couldn't get a good shot off. They looked dead at the end of the third OT, but with a three-point lead and two free throws and 12 seconds left, OSU missed both free throws and Stanford hit a 3 on the break.
Sanford could have lost on a gutless call by the ref with four seconds left in the 4th OT. Up one, they came up with a loose ball under the OSU basket and John Starks' kid grabbed the Stanford kid around the waist with both hands and slung him to he floor -- bouncing his head off the hardwood. The ref closest to the play makes he signal for intentional or flagrant foul (fists crossed at the wrist over his head), but decides its just an ordinary foul. The Stanford kid makes one of two FTs ... Oreson State gets a good look at a 3 to win at the buzzer, but it bounces off.
Freshman Chas Randle, who was ordinary in regulation, was dominant in the extra period. He was the only guy left with legs. I think he had 11 in regulation and 14-15 in the extra periods.
Johnny D's team is now 3-1 in the Pac 10. Colorado is in first at 3-0, but that's not going to last.
Not a great game in terms of play, but an awesome game in terms on drama. The Cardinal almost won it in regulation ... the winning shot was first ruled good, but on replay turned out to be maybe a couple of hundredths of a second late (think it was a good call). Stanford had chances to win at the end of the first and second OT, but couldn't get a good shot off. They looked dead at the end of the third OT, but with a three-point lead and two free throws and 12 seconds left, OSU missed both free throws and Stanford hit a 3 on the break.
Sanford could have lost on a gutless call by the ref with four seconds left in the 4th OT. Up one, they came up with a loose ball under the OSU basket and John Starks' kid grabbed the Stanford kid around the waist with both hands and slung him to he floor -- bouncing his head off the hardwood. The ref closest to the play makes he signal for intentional or flagrant foul (fists crossed at the wrist over his head), but decides its just an ordinary foul. The Stanford kid makes one of two FTs ... Oreson State gets a good look at a 3 to win at the buzzer, but it bounces off.
Freshman Chas Randle, who was ordinary in regulation, was dominant in the extra period. He was the only guy left with legs. I think he had 11 in regulation and 14-15 in the extra periods.
Johnny D's team is now 3-1 in the Pac 10. Colorado is in first at 3-0, but that's not going to last.