Ooooo, now we're gettin' all "He said, she said...."

From the Big East Commissioner Michael Tranghese:

“It is truly a shame that such a great game ended the way it did. I have personally spoken with SEC Commissioner Mike Slive on two separate occasions. In addition, Barbara Jacobs, our women’s basketball coordinator of officials, has spoken with her counterpart at the SEC.”

“The game officials, who were assigned by the SEC, never asked the timer about the stoppage of the clock and did not follow procedures as defined by the NCAA Mechanic Manual. As a result, they rendered their judgment that the foul occurred with .02 seconds remaining in the game. The SEC was asked to speak with the timer, who said that he did not stop the clock and the clock was controlled by the officials.”