Shortly before tip-off of No. 3 seed NC State’s 76-66 win over No. 1 seed Texas in the Elite Eight on Sunday, ESPN reported the 3-point line on one end of the court used for the Portland regionals had been painted incorrectly. Both Texas coach Vic Schaefer and NC State coach Wes Moore agreed to go ahead with the game despite the error in order to prevent any extensive delay.
The NCAA released a statement at halftime confirming as much:
“The NCAA was notified today that the 3-point lines on the court at Moda Center in Portland are not the same distance. The two head coaches were made aware of the discrepancy and elected to play a complete game on the court as is, rather than correcting the court and delaying the game. The court will be corrected before tomorrow’s game in Portland.”
The broadcast showed a bizarre scene in which the coaches were unofficially measuring the court by walking off the distance with their feet as their teams were going through pre-game shooting drills.
“The NCAA notified both coaches at approximately noon local time, 3 ET,” play-by-play announcer Courtney Lyle said. “Both Wes Moore and Vic Schaefer came out to the floor to take a look at it. They asked the NCAA to measure, and…
