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I hadn't seen referee Marianne Karp previously this year, but I know she's got to know the rules better than to let a free throw air ball (by Johnson late in the first half) pass.  She was the official under the basket and I'd think it was her call.  From my point of view at the game, it was a clear air ball (that is, it did not hit the ring or flange as required by the rules).  From the broadcast camera angle, it was pretty clear too.  Santa Clara objected, and she responded to them, but of course I don't know what she said.  The only thing I can guess is that she couldn't tell it missed from her angle.  (I did confirm the rules haven't changed.  Hitting the net doesn't make it a legal foul shot.)

But then at 15:09 in the 2nd half, a Santa Clara player runs too far under the basket and has to release ("shoot") the ball behind the basket to avoid the travel call.  She then catches it herself, going L-R-L-R-L-R in her steps), with no one else being within 3 feet of the ball nor was the ball anywhere close to hitting the backboard.  I can't figure out why Karp (who was under the basket) didn't call that either.  She made no signal that the ball was tipped.

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I hadn't seen referee Marianne Karp previously this year, but I know she's got to know the rules better than to let a free throw air ball (by Johnson late in the first half) pass.  She was the official under the basket and I'd think it was her call.  From my point of view at the game, it was a clear air ball (that is, it did not hit the ring or flange as required by the rules).  From the broadcast camera angle, it was pretty clear too.  Santa Clara objected, and she responded to them, but of course I don't know what she said.  The only thing I can guess is that she couldn't tell it missed from her angle.  (I did confirm the rules haven't changed.  Hitting the net doesn't make it a legal foul shot.)

But then at 15:09 in the 2nd half, a Santa Clara player runs too far under the basket and has to release ("shoot") the ball behind the basket to avoid the travel call.  She then catches it herself, going L-R-L-R-L-R in her steps), with no one else being within 3 feet of the ball nor was the ball anywhere close to hitting the backboard.  I can't figure out why Karp (who was under the basket) didn't call that either.  She made no signal that the ball was tipped.