See wild end to McClatchy girls basketball game as fans rush court with seconds left
Video shows the wild ending of a Sac-Joaquin Section girls’ basketball playoff game on Monday night.
McClatchy’s Tamaria Rumph scored on a runner in the lane with about seven seconds to play, and Lions fans flooded the court, including a woman holding a baby at midcourt and another woman who was seen taking a defensive stance on court after the bucket.
The video is courtesy NFHS Network and Access Sacramento.
Lincoln of Stockton frantically tried to hustle down court to get up a shot to tie. But there were too many fans on the floor to get a clean look. The referees scrambled off the court amid the chaos — game over.
McClatchy players and fans who packed into the old gym celebrated the 68-66 victory while Trojans players and coaches were left stunned and angry, and rightfully so. The referees and fans, at least the McClatchy ones, apparently all thought the game was over when it was not. Why can’t the final seconds be replayed and why can’t the governing body CIF Sac-Joaquin Section do anything?
The Bee will break this controversy down with video and commentary on the weekly video podcast “The Buzz” that airs live on The Bee’s Facebook and Twitter on Thursday at noon.
This story was originally published February 23, 2022 at 10:49 AM.
