Final box....DJ with 10 assists. MU 24 fouls, Stanford 14

[ChicosBailBonds]

http://jsonline.stats.com/cbk/boxscore.asp?gamecode=200803220545

28 free throws to 12

We out rebounded them 45-38

[CTWarrior]

If you told me that we would only cause 8 turnovers, I would have said we'd have lost badly.  If you further said that the Lopez brothers (a duo that, though very good, averages only a combined 28.7) would outscore their counterparts Hayward and Barro by a combined 37, I would have said we would have lost by 30. 

It is a testament to the heart and grit of this team that we outrebounded a much bigger team and to the three junior guards that we battled right to the last in OT.  It seemed like we got every loose ball for 45 minutes.

[TallTitan34]

With around 13 minutes left in the 2nd half the fouls were 9 to 1.  Marquette didn't get into the bonus until 2 minutes into OT. 

[Norm]

The refs called the double technicals on Stanford's coach at the 3:36 mark of the 1st half. The next foul call on Stanford didn't occur until the 16:00 mark of the 2nd half - a 7:36 minute span. In that time frame, MU was whistled for 5 fouls. The next foul on Stanford was called at the 11:18 mark of the 2nd half (that's 2 fouls now in a span of 14:54). In that time span, MU was called for 6 fouls, for an 11-2 discrepancy since their coach was booted. The next foul on Stanford was called at the 8:43 mark. Shockingly, MU was not called for a foul in that time span, bringing the foul calls to 11-3 since the T's. At 4:40 left, Stanford was whistled for another foul. MU was also called for 1 foul in that time span, bringing it to 12-4 since the technicals. Stanford and MU swapped fouls by the 3:53 mark, 13-5 advantage for the Cardinal. Stanford was not called for another foul in regulation, but MU was called for 3 fouls, with the discrepancy over the last 23:36, 16-5 in favor of Stanford. In overtime, the only foul call was against Stanford, bringing the final foul disparity over the final 28:36 to 16 fouls against Marquette to 6 fouls against Stanford. Over the final 33:36, MU took 6 free throws to Stanford's 23. Prior to Stanford coach being ejected, Mu took 2 FT's to Stanford's 5. The coach's ejection changed how they called the game from there on out.

[reesiecup210]

The refs called the double technicals on Stanford's coach at the 3:36 mark of the 1st half. The next foul call on Stanford didn't occur until the 16:00 mark of the 2nd half - a 7:36 minute span. In that time frame, MU was whistled for 5 fouls. The next foul on Stanford was called at the 11:18 mark of the 2nd half (that's 2 fouls now in a span of 14:54). In that time span, MU was called for 6 fouls, for an 11-2 discrepancy since their coach was booted. The next foul on Stanford was called at the 8:43 mark. Shockingly, MU was not called for a foul in that time span, bringing the foul calls to 11-3 since the T's. At 4:40 left, Stanford was whistled for another foul. MU was also called for 1 foul in that time span, bringing it to 12-4 since the technicals. Stanford and MU swapped fouls by the 3:53 mark, 13-5 advantage for the Cardinal. Stanford was not called for another foul in regulation, but MU was called for 3 fouls, with the discrepancy over the last 23:36, 16-5 in favor of Stanford. In overtime, the only foul call was against Stanford, bringing the final foul disparity over the final 28:36 to 16 fouls against Marquette to 6 fouls against Stanford. Over the final 33:36, MU took 6 free throws to Stanford's 23. Prior to Stanford coach being ejected, Mu took 2 FT's to Stanford's 5. The coach's ejection changed how they called the game from there on out.

Unbelievable, pretty much sums up our season. For some reason the refs never give us a fair shake.

[Chicago_inferiority_complexes]

The refs called the double technicals on Stanford's coach at the 3:36 mark of the 1st half. The next foul call on Stanford didn't occur until the 16:00 mark of the 2nd half - a 7:36 minute span. In that time frame, MU was whistled for 5 fouls. The next foul on Stanford was called at the 11:18 mark of the 2nd half (that's 2 fouls now in a span of 14:54). In that time span, MU was called for 6 fouls, for an 11-2 discrepancy since their coach was booted. The next foul on Stanford was called at the 8:43 mark. Shockingly, MU was not called for a foul in that time span, bringing the foul calls to 11-3 since the T's. At 4:40 left, Stanford was whistled for another foul. MU was also called for 1 foul in that time span, bringing it to 12-4 since the technicals. Stanford and MU swapped fouls by the 3:53 mark, 13-5 advantage for the Cardinal. Stanford was not called for another foul in regulation, but MU was called for 3 fouls, with the discrepancy over the last 23:36, 16-5 in favor of Stanford. In overtime, the only foul call was against Stanford, bringing the final foul disparity over the final 28:36 to 16 fouls against Marquette to 6 fouls against Stanford. Over the final 33:36, MU took 6 free throws to Stanford's 23. Prior to Stanford coach being ejected, Mu took 2 FT's to Stanford's 5. The coach's ejection changed how they called the game from there on out.

Unbelievable, pretty much sums up our season. For some reason the refs never give us a fair shake.

Yeah, I don't get it. Maybe we're just too biased in favor of our own team to see it, but it stinks that we really never walk away from a game going "Wow! Those refs sure saved our butts in the end! Thank goodness we had a 10 foul differential in our favor and were able to go to the line 15 times more than the opponent."