I'm afraid to look how many FTs we've missed

The refs gave us two huge phantom calls down the stretch where there was no contact. So how do we explain that?

Time to finish them off

Strykur said:

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*****ing about the refs yet we are +10 in free throw attempts with horrible percentages

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Refs have made some horrible calls against Cal in this game.

Don't forget the out of bounds call at the end of the first half which should have been Cal ball

Sigh

Gonna be an exciting finish

Or, Not

4OT

Time to have Wilkinson take a 3 for the win.

HoopDreams said:

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Go for a win

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I thought we would

Has anyone ever considered sudden death OT once the regulation clock has expired instead of 5 minute overtimes? This is ridiculous!

Come on! I'vr a dinner reservation at 6!!

BearGoggles said:

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Addicted-to-TopDog said:

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The refs gave us two huge phantom calls down the stretch where there was no contact. So how do we explain that?

Time to finish them off

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This game would have ended in regulation - as a win or a loss - if they don't reverse the call with 30 seconds to go. It was a one point game and Cal would have held for the last shot.

Have you ever seen a call like that reversed and a foul awarded to the player hit in the face? I have not.

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Yes, 2 seasons ago

polarbear said:

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Has anyone ever considered sudden death OT once the regulation clock has expired instead of 5 minute overtimes? This is ridiculous!

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You know what month is it, the rules are this way for a reason

Announcers blew their history:

Cal had a five-overtime, 107-102 victory over Oregon in 1977

oskidunker said:

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Like the Heidi game

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If we win, I brought good juju through the decades because I attended The Heidi Game.

Need something from Petraitis now.

Shot clock reset for ND??

I guess Maddy for Burton is a good trade?

BearGoggles said:

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Need something from Petraitis now.

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Like that?

HoopDreams said:

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BearGoggles said:

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Need something from Petraitis now.

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Like that?

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Yep. He also had a block.

Cal players look gassed.

GO BEARS!!!

Wilkinson called backboard too.

Not sure what Blacksher was doing there.

On the plus side, it looks like the game should end now and Cal has the ball with a chance to win. About all you can ask for here.

I love Madsen's energy, but some of his coaching decisions baffle me. I don't understand that inbounds play at all.

BearGoggles said:

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I love Madsen's energy, but some of his coaching decisions baffle me. I don't understand that inbounds play at all.

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How do you lose a game shooting 38 free throws, obvious

Steph would have made that shot.

Nobody else though

They shot 31 FTs

We just missed too many

Strykur said:

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BearGoggles said:

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I love Madsen's energy, but some of his coaching decisions baffle me. I don't understand that inbounds play at all.

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How do you lose a game shooting 38 free throws, obvious

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ND shot almost as many fts, 50% from the field and 41% from the 3 point line.

Cal only played 8 players (until Mahoney at the end) - remarkable for a four ot game.

Among other things, Madsen should have put Stoja back on Burton for the possessions when the game was on the line (last minute ot plays) and subbed Blacksher for defense on the FT attempts. ND was attacking Blacksher.

And obviously, the offense faltered when coming out of time outs. That's on Madsen.

We have been shredded all year (currently sitting at #268 defensive efficiency) so if that persists yet can't get basic stuff on offense figured out (like not driving straight to the backline and turning it over) then I don't know what we're doing here

bearister said:

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Announcers blew their history:

Cal had a five-overtime, 107-102 victory over Oregon in 1977

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I was at the 5 OT game vs. Oregon, too.

I believe the late Gene Ransom went for 36, as did Wilkinson today. Greg Ballard went for 41 or 43 for the Ducks, or something like that, similar to Burton's 43 today. Uncanny if both the high scorers were exactly the same.

Of course, the differences are significant: Five OT instead of four and, especially, Cal won that one.

I was there for the five OT game too! As I recall, from regulation through the first four OTs, each period ended with a dramatic make or miss to extend the game. Some rarely used players ended up having big roles since so many of the main rotation players had fouled out. Harmon Gym was special, and that game was the highlight among the many exciting games I saw there.

I was there as well. I was 17. This was before cell phones, so Dad and I really had no way of letting Mom know we would be very late. Great game. I remember Ray Murry hitting 2 very critical FT's in one of the OT's.
Ransom killed it.

Games at Harmon ruled.