Stuck buzzer halts Elite 8 game between No. 3 Illinois and No. 9 Iowa in the first half
Just weeks after a stuck buzzer struck in Detroit, it happened again in Houston.
The interminable horn struck again on Saturday during the Elite Eight of the men’s NCAA tournament. Just over a month after a stuck buzzer stopped an NBA game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons , the same thing happened during No. 3 Illinois’ game vs.
No. 9 Iowa at the Toyota Center in Houston. The Toyota Center horn appears to be stuck here for Illinois-Iowa.
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com/td3AamBxZz — Matt Young (@Chron_MattYoung) March 28, 2026 The game was stopped for over 11 minutes with 7:43 to go in the first half as the shot clock horn kept sounding. Given the importance of a working buzzer in a basketball game, the game didn’t continue after the under-eight media timeout because the horn was still going off. When the horn finally shut off, it was greeted with cheers all across the arena.