Santa Clara coach’s ignored timeout call has fans pissed off after Kentucky loss
Santa Clara fans are upset after head coach Herb Sendek's timeout call was ignored before Kentucky's game-tying buzzer beater to force OT.
Jeff Le-Imagn Images Santa Clara coach’s ignored timeout call has fans pissed off after Kentucky loss appeared first on ClutchPoints . Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Santa Clara Broncos suffered a tough 89-84 overtime loss to the Kentucky Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
It appeared the Broncos were going to win the contest in regulation, but the Wildcats hit a game-tying buzzer beater to force overtime. However, that play may have never come to fruition had the referees seen the Santa Clara head coach calling a timeout after going up three in the final seconds of the second half. In an image taken almost immediately after the Broncos hit the three-pointer with just over two seconds left in the game, you can see Herb Sendek, the program’s head coach, calling timeout in the background , according to Chris Vannini of The Athletic.
Referees were not looking at him, so the timeout was never officially called. “Santa Clara coach Herb Sendek was calling timeout after the 3, but the ref wasn’t looking. Kentucky then tied the game.
” Santa Clara coach Herb Sendek was calling timeout after the 3, but the ref wasn't looking. Kentucky then tied the game. pic.