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USA Today
22-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NCAA ref classily stopped play so a Liberty reserve could have his March Madness moment
NCAA ref classily stopped play so a Liberty reserve could have his March Madness moment Friday night's Liberty-Oregon game snuffed the No. 12 Flames out of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament as the No. 5 Ducks coasted to the Round of 32. However, one of the game's referees made sure Liberty guard JC Shirer Jr. got a chance to play before the clock hit zero. Shirer only played during the final minute of the 81-52 Liberty loss in Seattle, made possible in part by the referee in question stopping the game to "fix a wet spot" so Shirer could substitute in for the action. There was clearly no wet spot, which makes this official's gesture to Shirer so moving. He made sure Shirer got to have his March Madness moment in a timely fashion, even if it was right at the end. As we saw during Friday's Lipscomb-Iowa State game, reserve players getting their one shining moment in March Madness cements how special the NCAA tournaments really are. Shirer got his moment in the sun during college basketball's marquee event thanks in part to this quick-thinking referee.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Oregon fans react to Ducks March Madness blowout over Liberty Flames
Oregon Duck fans had to wait a long time for their favorite team to tip things off in the 2025 NCAA Tournament finally, but the result was well worth the wait. In the final game of the first round of March Madness, Dana Altman's Ducks laid waste to the Liberty Flames, dominating from start to finish with an 81-52 blowout win. In a game that was expected to be kept close due to Liberty's ability to shoot from deep, it was Oregon who found the range early on and shot their way to an early 18-2 lead in the first half. From there, the Ducks' were able to use their size and stingy defense to keep the Flames at bay for the rest of the game, ultimately stretching the lead to 30 points in the second half before benches were emptied and substitutes entered the game. It was an excellent way for the Ducks to kick off the tournament, but things won't be easy in the future. On Sunday night, Oregon will face off against the No. 4 seed Arizona Wildcats, giving us a vintage Pac-12 rivalry from years past. Before we get to that, though, let's enjoy the blowout win from the first round for the Ducks. Here's how Oregon fans reacted on social media throughout the game. .@OregonMBB is off to SCORCHING start — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 22, 2025 So much for that Oregon team that liked to start out slow this year…Ducks lead 18-2 5 minutes in. — Tyson Alger (@tysonalger) March 22, 2025 Jackson Shelstad loves pulling up from beyond the arc 🎯 @OregonMBB #B1GMBBall — Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) March 22, 2025 WTF is this cut??? 🤣🤣 — Barstool Ducks (@BarstoolDucks) March 22, 2025 Liberty: 2-14 from 3. Shelstad: 3-4 from 3. — Tyson Alger (@tysonalger) March 22, 2025 — Barstool Ducks (@BarstoolDucks) March 22, 2025 — No Context College Basketball (@ContextFreeCBB) March 22, 2025 Could be a lot worse! — RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) March 22, 2025 — Garrison 🌰 🎙️ (@Buckeye_Gaddy) March 22, 2025 Maybe no more Liberty-Oregon sporting events. — Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoATH) March 22, 2025 A "just like football" chant begins from the Oregon section — James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) March 22, 2025 Marching on. #GoDucks — GoDucks (@GoDucks) March 22, 2025 This article originally appeared on Ducks Wire: Oregon fans react to Ducks blowout over Liberty in NCAA Tournament
