ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, February 18, 1997 TAG: 9702180111
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
The ACC's supervisor of officials admitted Monday that one of his crews blew a call at the end of North Carolina State's victory over Wake Forest, but said the trio of Sam Croft, Raymie Styons and Mike Wood won't be disciplined.
``Those people are just sick over it,'' said Fred Barakat, the ACC's head of officials. ``They feel worse than anybody, but at this point we just have to move on.''
N.C. State's Clint Harrison was given credit for a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime Sunday to give the Wolfpack a 60-59 victory. Television replays clearly showed Harrison's left foot was on the 3-point line, which should have made the basket worth two points and forced a second overtime.
It marked the second ACC game in five days in which a late-game mistake by the officials helped decide the outcome. Duke defeated Virginia 62-61 on Tuesday after the officials mismanaged the clock on an attempted substitution in the closing seconds. The ACC suspended the three officials in that incident for one game each.
``That was an administrative mechanical error,'' Barakat said of the Duke-UVa game. ``That was what we call, `Officiating 101.' ... But in this case, these are judgment calls. They don't always make the right judgments, and they didn't here.''
Barakat said the bad judgment amounted to a ``serious mistake, and it affected the outcome of the game, and I feel terrible about that.''
Monday's games
Radford 73, Coastal Carolina 62: Anthony Walker scored 21 points and freshman Rian Everett celebrated his Big South rookie of the week honor with 20 as the Highlanders beat the Chanticleers in Conway, S.C.
Eric Bowens added 13 points and seven rebounds as Radford (14-11 overall, 8-5 conference) gave coach Ron Bradley his 100th victory. Bradley is 100-68 in six seasons with the Highlanders.
Maurice Ingram had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Coastal Carolina (10-14, 5-7).
Davidson 97, VMI 77: Mark Donnelly led five Wildcats in double figures, scoring 20 points, as Davidson (16-9, 9-3) dominated the Keydets (10-15, 6-7) in a Southern Conference game in Lexington. VMI's Darryl Faulkner was the game's leading scorer, with 30 points.
Bridgewater 93, Washington and Lee 78: Chad Sowers scored 23 points, and the Eagles (18-6, 12-6) hit 62 percent of their field-goal attempts in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over the Generals (2-21, 1-16) in Bridgewater. Kelly Dyer and Scott Hudson led W&L with 19 points each.
No.1 Kansas 79, Missouri 67: Raef LaFrentz matched his career high with 31 points and Paul Pierce added 22 as the Jayhawks (26-1, 12-1) avenged their only loss of the season, beating the Tigers (13-13, 5-8) in a Big 12 Conference game in Lawrence, Kan.
No.15 Louisville 75, South Florida 64: Nate Johnson's alley-oop dunk off a pass from DeJuan Wheat triggered a 15-1 run that sent the Cardinals (20-5, 7-3) past the Bulls (7-15, 1-9) in a Conference USA game in Louisville, Ky.
Richmond 78, East Carolina 70: Marseilles Brown hit two 3-pointers and fed Rick Edwards for a dunk in a late 8-0 run as the Spiders (10-13, 6-8) handed the Pirates (15-9, 7-7) a Colonial Athletic Association loss in Richmond. East Carolina, still playing without center Jonathan Kerner (broken hand) and forward Tim Basham (flu), never got closer than six points again.
Liberty 80, Charleston Southern 77: Marcus White led a balanced attack with 17 points as the Flames (19-8, 9-3) won a Big South Conference game against the Buccaneers (14-11, 7-6) in Charleston, S.C.
George Washington 90, Duquesne 56: Sophomore forward Yegor Mescheriakov scored 22 points, and the Colonials (12-10, 6-6) shot 74 percent in the first half en route to an Atlantic 10 Conference rout of the Dukes (8-14, 4-8) in Washington.
Women
Virginia Commonwealth 65, Virginia Tech 60: The Hokies (8-19) wasted a 10-point halftime lead as the Rams (12-11) sent visiting Tech to a school-record 19th loss this season.
After the Hokies went up 56-49 with 5:38 to play, VCU closed the game with a 16-4 run. Allyn Lewis and Chevette Waller led the Rams with 18 points each. Lynette Nolley (Floyd County) had 14 to lead the Hokies.
Radford 93, Charleston Southern 76: Nakia Bridges scored 22 points and Kim Hairston (Bassett) added 20 points and 11 assists as the Highlanders (11-14, 7-6) rolled to a Big South victory over the Bucs (12-11, 8-4) at the Dedmon Center.
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