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Blatantly Different 3-Point Lines Spark Controversy At NCAA Women’s Tournament

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Someone is in a lotttttt of trouble at the NCAA Women’s Tournament.

Sunday’s Elite 8 matchup between Texas and NC State had to be halted late in the first quarter after it was discovered that the two 3-point lines on the court were at different distances.

Officials from the NCAA then had to come out and measure the distances, only to discover that the distance between the top of the key and the 3-point lines were dramatically different.

But there just one major problem. The tournament has hosted games on the court for several rounds, and it appears the 3-point lines were different the entire time.

Now, both teams had to play on the same court. And given the teams switch sides at halftime, it should be a similar advantage/disadvantage for both teams.

But what about overtime? And how much did it hurt good-shooting teams who couldn’t adapt to the discrepancy?

Does this invalidate any previous results? Can teams who lost protest the results?

The NCAA already had to issue a statement in the opening round after it discovered a conflict of interest involving a referee for held a degree from one of the schools in a game she was officiating.

The NCAA has yet to comment on the latest incident, but it will clearly have to. Until then, it’s a black eye on what has been an otherwise fantastic tournament