W.N.B.A. Admits Officials Made Critical Error Late in Game 5 of Finals
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 21, 2016
For the second consecutive W.N.B.A. finals game, the league acknowledged a late officiating mistake.
The W.N.B.A. said the officials missed a shot clock violation in the decisive Game 5 of the finals on Thursday, when the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx, 77-76.
After reviewing postgame video, we have determined that Nneka Ogwumikes shot with 1:14 remaining in regulation time should not have counted due to a shot clock violation, and that the referees improperly failed to review the play under the instant replay rules, Renee Brown, the W.N.B.A. chief of basketball operations and player relations, said in a statement Friday.
Ogwumikes jumper with 3.1 seconds left, off the rebound of her blocked shot, won it for the Sparks.
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