I was looking at the play-by-play of the end of the game and found some interesting clock management by the Toledo personnel:
01:47 LAYUP by Doyle 6 9 - 6 7 01:25 TIMEOUT TEAM
(Comment: 1:47 to 1:25 -they should have 8 sec to shoot but the shot clock showed 11)
01:15 MISSED JUMPER by SANFORD
(Comment: a 32 second possession)
01:15 REBOUND (OFF) by LAUF 00:52 TIMEOUT 30sec
(Comment: 1:15 to 0:52 - they should have 7 sec to shoot but the shot clock again showed 11)
00:42 3 PTR by WILLIAMS 7 2 - 6 7
So they took 10 sec to shoot the dagger that sealed the game. It was a 33 sec possession. We had them locked down totally until Williams got that shot off, so it is not accurate to say they would have shot earlier if the clock had been correct.
I am certain that the shot clock was at 11 both times because Mike Angelitis and I both commented on it.
I know some time runs off before a rebound is secured and the shot clock is activated, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't 4 seconds. I know the log may not be entirely accurate. And this is what you expect on the road. There are lots of reasons for any loss - like sustaining a 19-0 run in the first half - so you should never say the clock cost us the game. Still, it would have been interesting to see a shot clock violation give us the ball down by two with 0:45 left.
For the second game in a row, the team went through some really bad stuff mid-way through the first half. For the second game in a row, they responded to that adversity exactly as you would hope. There's lots of grit on this team; they are steady and workmanlike, almost unflappable. It wasn't enough to get the win last night but I am proud to be a fan of this team.
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