Southern Utah cites scorer's error in double-OT men's basketball loss to California
Southern Utah coach Todd Simon said "gymnastics" at the scorer's table cost his team in a 75-68, double-overtime loss to California on Thursday.
The chaos started when Jason Spurgin, a 6-foot-11 center, got fouled and went to the free throw line with his team up 41-34 at the 14:02 mark of the second half. Spurgin made both free throws, per the Pac-12 Network's footage of the game. But he was credited with only one free throw. Southern Utah then had a 42-34 lead, although it should have been 43-34.
Simon said he tried to correct the error at the scorer's table but couldn't get officials to reverse the mistake.
Cal came back to tie the game at the end of regulation before winning in double overtime. It was the third consecutive loss for Southern Utah.
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32683410/southern-utah-cites-scorer-error-double-ot-men-basketball-loss-california
