[teejers1]

My point is that I don't care how bad the officiating was. They blew a 20 point halftime lead, and that shouldn't happen under any circumstances.

I disagree with this.  20 points in a half is not impossible to overcome - hell, Stanford built up a 20 point lead in one half, and SC is a good team.
Also, if a team shoots particularly well in a half - as Stanford did in the 1H - then you can expect that to tail off and the opponent to make a run.  And if the opponent shot poorly in 1H and heats up in 2H, then you can easily see a 20 point lead evaporate.

But putting aside all of that:  up 5, with the ball, and 17 seconds left.  You have to win that game - or at least have your players utterly gag at the FT line down the stretch.  Stanford didn't even do that . . . which was a particularly tough pill to swallow.

[teejers1]

My point is that I don't care how bad the officiating was. They blew a 20 point halftime lead, and that shouldn't happen under any circumstances.

I disagree with this.  20 points in a half is not impossible to overcome - hell, Stanford built up a 20 point lead in one half, and SC is a good team.
Also, if a team shoots particularly well in a half - as Stanford did in the 1H - then you can expect that to tail off and the opponent to make a run.  And if the opponent shot poorly in 1H and heats up in 2H, then you can easily see a 20 point lead evaporate.

But putting aside all of that:  up 5, with the ball, and 17 seconds left.  You have to win that game - or at least have your players utterly gag at the FT line down the stretch.  Stanford didn't even do that . . . which was a particularly tough pill to swallow.