Human clock error is suspected in Vols-Rutgers finish

 
By Beth Rucker
Published: February 13, 2008

KNOXVILLE , Tenn. — The inventor of the timing device used in No. 1 Tennessee's 59-58 win over No. 5 Rutgers suspects human error led to the disputed ending of Monday night's game.

The game clock appeared to pause for more than a second just before reaching zero, and Tennessee made a pair of foul shots with two-tenths of a second remaining.

"I can only conclude that we won the game in regulation and ask tha...


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