The North Texas men’s basketball team lost to Oregon State in just about the most painful way imaginable Wednesday night in a moment that conjured reminders of one of the most iconic blunders in college hoops history.
After the Beavers tied the score with two free throws with under four seconds to go, Mean Green guard Je’Shawn Stevenson raced the ball up the court. But instead of driving toward the rim, Stevenson stopped just past midcourt and signaled for a timeout. The only problem? North Texas was out of timeouts, meaning the Mean Green were assessed a technical foul in the same fashion that Chris Webber infamously was in the 1993 NCAA championship game.
