*** Official National Championship Game Thread***

[SoopaSooner]

Counterpunch!

 

[NickZepp]

Bulldogs with a 7-0 run. Duke answers with a 2. Duke up 1

 

[NickZepp]

Butler is hanging around. Great first half, 33-32 Duke.

 

[One More Rebound]

Zoubek throws some wicked elbows...

 

[HPDrifter]

Actually I think the refs are letting them play pretty physical both ways. There has been a lot of uncalled contact on Duke shooters which you normally expect to see get called their way.

I think both teams are adjusting to the refs and just playing ball. I like it.

 

[NickZepp]

Tied at 40 after the first media timeout.

 

[One More Rebound]

Howard on the bench again...

And now back in and back out...

 

[NickZepp]

Butler up 1!

 

[OUhoops11]

How did Duke's basket before the shot clock count? There was 1 second, the ball was inbounded, bounced, was caught, and somehow still counted. There's no way only one second passed from the time the ball was released by the inbounder. Shouldn't the shot clock start immediately without requiring the ball to hit the floor or be touched?

 

[NickZepp]

The shotclock doesn't start till someone touches it I think.

 

[Cheno]

The shotclock doesn't start till someone touches it I think.

This. No clock starts until the ball is touched by someone in-bounds.

 

[OUhoops11]

HORRIBLE CHARGE CALL. Scheyer was basically under the rim. What a terrible, terrible call

 

[SoopaSooner]

Bad call

 

[Sam]

That is a block, what a bs call.

 

[SoopaSooner]

Zoubek with his 4th. NICE

 

[r2b1]

haha. 1-2-3-4 on Zoubek

 

[stoops4pres]

HORRIBLE CHARGE CALL. Scheyer was basically under the rim. What a terrible, terrible call

Exactly. I'm shocked Zoubek didn't get the charge call that possession earlier.

 

[paulsboutique]

Not many shots of the Duke cheerleaders going to commercials...

 

[Kansascitysooner]

Wow you can really tell who the NCAA wants to win.....terrible reffin' job.

 

[One More Rebound]

Butler sleeps on the inbounds pass. Singler makes them pay...