Big 12 releases statement regarding Feb. 25 officiating
Head coach Fred Hoiberg yells from the sidelines what play to run during the second half of the game against KU. After one overtime, the Cyclones fell to the Wildcats with a final score of 108-96.
February 26, 2013
The Big 12 released a statement Feb. 26 regarding the officiating during the Feb. 25 ISU men’s basketball game against No. 6 Kansas.
With Iowa State leading 90-88 late in the game, the officials failed to call an apparent charge against Kansas’ Elijah Johnson on ISU forward Georges Niang. Instead, Niang was called for a foul with Johnson making two free throws as a result to tie the game and eventually send it to overtime, where the Jayhawks would win.
“The Big 12 Conference acknowledges that officiating errors were made at the end of regulation during last night’s Kansas at Iowa State men’s basketball game,” the Big 12 said in the statement. “The plays have been reviewed and appropriate measures will be taken by the Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials to adjust the number of future assignments for the two officials involved in conjunction with Conference policies.”
The Big 12 said the statement would be the conference’s final public comments regarding the matter.
