Dayton still tied for first after VCU wins controversial game

The Dayton Flyers and Virginia Commonwealth are tied for first place in the Atlantic 10 at 8-2 with eight games to go thanks to a controversial finish in Olean, N.Y., on Saturday.

VCU beat St. Bonaventure 83-77 in overtime. The Bonnies appeared to win the game in regulation on a 3-pointer by Matt Mobley with 0.5 seconds remaining. Fans rushed the court, thinking time had expired. Officials ruled there was still time on the clock. Because VCU wasn’t able to in-bound the ball, they assessed a technical foul on the Bonnies.

WOW! @BonniesMBB drills a three with .4 left. The fans storm the court, a technical foul is called. Now we're in OT. https://t.co/rQy1tTc835
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) February 4, 2017

JeQuan Lewis made a technical free throw with no time on the clock to tie the game at 66-66.

After the game, the Atlantic 10 released a statement about the call: “The decision to assess a one-shot technical foul for the delay of game at the end of the VCU-St. Bonaventure game was a correct call. The conference office has reviewed the end of the game, and spoken to the Atlantic 10 Coordinator of Officiating, who verified that it was in fact the correct call.”

I'm sure SBU will protest the outcome of this game but it won't matter. They beat VCU but got robbed. That's a fact.
— The Bona Blog (@BonaBlog) February 4, 2017

I'm not saying it's not a rule, but it's a rule that's probably been enforced about 3 times in the history of the sport.
— The Bona Blog (@BonaBlog) February 4, 2017