The NCAA Tournament held at Moda Center in Portland experienced a discrepancy in the 3-point line distance on both ends of the court during four games over two days. However, this issue went unnoticed until Texas and N.C. State were preparing to play their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday. Both teams’ coaches decided to proceed with the game as scheduled despite the mismatched 3-point lines.
The NCAA released a statement acknowledging the discrepancy and explaining that the two head coaches were aware of the issue but opted to play the game on the court as it was rather than delaying it to correct it. Interestingly, this problem was not noticed during the four Sweet 16 games held on Friday and Saturday prior to the Elite Eight matchup.
Before the game on Sunday, Texas coach Vic Schaefer and N.C. State coach Wes Moore were informed that one end of the court had a shorter distance for its 3-point line compared to the other end. NCAA officials measured the distance using a tape measure just 15 minutes before tipoff and, after discussions between NCAA representatives, coaches, and officials, decided that they would proceed with playing as planned without making any changes or corrections to
