OfficiatingObserver17

I mean…. what on Earth is this? This is - not even kidding - one of the most embarrassing and pathetic efforts I have seen in an NCAA Tournament Game in YEARS!! Georgia looks like they want to be anywhere but playing. WOW 18-0 run since halftime. 😬😳

Mike White should be embarrassed. What on Earth is this?

As someone who obviously doesn’t care who wins and doesn’t do any type of brackets to be neutral, all I want are good games to watch. That was pathetic. Saint Louis played well but I don’t think one of their shots was contested. Goodnight!!

49 first half points. This was supposed to be one of the games of the day. That was a dreadful effort and performance.

What kind of “defense” are the Georgia Bulldogs playing this evening? Holy moly they couldn’t stop a starting 5 of @joseph_curry16 @NotTommyBusam @DalyDoseOfHoops @StripersReport an @NickPalazzolo5

BUFFALO Cassell/S.Anderson/Pasci J.Anderson/Poole/Porterfield Morrissey/Irving/Ramnanan Clougherty/Shortt/Brill PORTLAND Pettigrew/Pfeifer/Spearman Gaffney/Voyard-Tadal/Merlo Breeding/Scirotto/V.Harris Jarrett/Howard/Petty

Thursday Round 1 Crews GREENVILLE Greenstein/Covington/Barlow Dorsey/Schnur/Corliss Szelc/Armstrong/Miliner Nixon/N.Harris/A.Smith OKLAHOMA CITY Hartness/Burroughs/Kumpf Ayers/Wells/Santos Shows/Littlewood/Nelson Desai/George/P.Evans

That's all 16 crews and 48 officials working today tweeted out. Wall to wall coverage from @RefObserver17 today. I'll try and hang in there for the late window, but no promises. Back at it again tomorrow! 👍

🏀 March Madness 🏀 WEST REGION (14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Gonzaga 📍Moda Center ✈️ Portland, OR 📅 3/19/2026 ⏰ 10:20pm ET 📺 TBS 🎙️ Brad Nessler & Wally Szczerbiak Referee : Byron Jarrett Official 1 : Wil Howard Official 2 : Antinio Petty

🏀 March Madness 🏀 MIDWEST REGION (9) Saint Louis vs. (8) Georgia 📍KeyBank Center ✈️ Buffalo, NY 📅 3/19/2026 ⏰ 10:10pm ET 📺 CBS 🎙️ Jason Benetti & Jim Jackson Referee : Tim Clougherty Official 1 : Owen Shortt Official 2 : Kevin Brill

🏀 March Madness 🏀 SOUTH REGION (15) Idaho vs. (2) Houston 📍Paycom Center ✈️ Oklahoma City, OK 📅 3/19/2026 ⏰ 10:30pm ET 📺 truTV 🎙️Brandon Gaudin & Chris Webber Referee : AJ Desai Official 1 : Darron George Official 2 : Patrick Evans

🏀 March Madness 🏀 SOUTH REGION (14) Penn vs. (3) Illinois 📍Bon Secours Wellness Center ✈️ Greenville, SC 📅 3/19/2026 ⏰ 9:55pm ET 📺 TNT 🎙️Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery & Grant Hill Referee : Gregory Nixon Official 1 : Nate Harris Official 2 : Alfred Smith

I don’t want to see 40 FT’s either but call the first 4 minutes tight and properly and you set the tone for the permissible contact. Teams adjust.

It seems like Saint Mary’s has some virus or illness going around so hard to imagine they were going to win this game. That being said, the officiating in this game has been way too similar to what I saw in Louisville/USF earlier. Blow the whistle! Set the tone! Way too physical

@MAGA202567 SMC/A&M

@RefObserver17 Louisville game and who?

Really feel like there are 2 games and crews that have stood out really negatively for me today and it has to do with the level of physicality allowed. They did not set the tone early and it’s just gotten out of hand in both those games.

@Swan_ASF No. Thought that was a very well officiated game imo 👍🏻

@RefObserver17 In reference to the VCU game?

44.5 👍🏻

Paul Szelc, Clarence Armstrong & Kellen Miliner have called an excellent 64.5 minutes here. Players are gassed. Officials are too. They’ve been great. Great game and they’ve met the moment

Not been a good start to the NCAA tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Well they heard me! Props to VCU. Showed a lot of resiliency and that was a tremendous 2nd half and OT. March Madness!!