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Stopwatch costs Boise State win

Boise State coach Leon Rice is still trying to wrap his head around this basketball brainteaser: Beating the buzzer with a winning basket doesn’t necessarily mean you win the game.

Perplexed?

So were the Broncos after James Webb III banked in a 3-pointer with no time left in overtime to give them what they thought was an 87-84 win over Colorado State on Wednesday in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Only, the winning shot was overturned after officials went to the monitors and utilized a digital stopwatch embedded within the video overlay in the instant replay system. Through that, it was determined the clock didn’t start on time and thus Webb didn’t get the shot off in time. Boise State ended up losing 97-93 in double overtime.

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