The 3-point line at the women's NCAA Tournament in Portland had a discrepancy in distance that went unnoticed until the Elite Eight matchup between Texas and North Carolina State. Despite the mismatched 3-point lines, the game proceeded as scheduled.
The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center in Portland , Oregon, had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday. The teams' coaches agreed to play Sunday's game as scheduled with the mismatched 3-point line s rather than delay it, the NCAA said in a statement. N.C.
State beat Texas 76-66 to advance to the Final Four. “The NCAA was notified (Sunday) that the 3-point lines on the court at Moda Center in Portland are not the same distance. The NCAA staff and women’s basketball committee members on site consulted with the two head coaches who were made aware of the discrepancy. All parties elected to play a complete game on the court as is, rather than correcting the court and delaying the game,” Lynn Holzman, the NCAA's vice president of women's basketball, said in a statemen
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