Ferris State University's Jerrell Sanders elevates for what everyone thought was the game-winning jump shot. The shot was ultimately waved off and Indiana University went on to win the game in overtime.The above image of what the shot taken by Ferris State University's Jerrell Sanders has created a growing controversy.
Bulldog fans believe the image above shows proof that Sanders did indeed get the shot off with 0.4 seconds to play (which would have made it a legal shot and the game winner).
"It was probably a fingertip away," Ferris head coach Bill Sall said, about the potential game-winner from Sanders. "We were going to win the game, but the momentum completely changed. Either we were going to win the game right there on the buzzer or we were not going to get it done."
It was a tough pill to swallow for the Bulldogs, but a valiant effort against a Big Ten Conference opponent on the road in historic Assembly Hall.
Unfortunately for FSU,the refs likely made the right call here. The rule is to go by the lights on the backboard, which you can see are already lit. So you actually need to show a picture with the backboard unlit and the ball not in his hand.
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The issue isn't so much the lit backboard. I think the issue is there are some who feel the backboard was not in sync with the clock. The clock seems to be a video image of the clock in the arena which is supposed to be on tune with the backboard. They may have made the right call based on the strict interpretation of the light going off before the shot, but the real question is whether or not the light went off prematurely.
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