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People couldn’t get over the excessive number of 3-point lines in MEAC championship game

For those watching the MEAC Championship, they couldn’t help but get distracted by the excessive number of 3-point lines on the court.

With March Madness upon us, it’s championship week in college basketball where some teams will be looking for one last push to punch their ticket into the NCAA tournament while others await their bracketed fate.

There was plenty of exciting action on Saturday with the Big Ten, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 all playing some big games. But the MEAC also hosted its championship game between Norfolk State and Morgan State, where Norfolk State won 71-63 and secured a spot in the NCAA tournament.

But for those people watching the MEAC Championship, they couldn’t help but get distracted by the fact that were an excessive number of 3-point lines on the court at Norfolk Scope Arena.

The court at Norfolk Scope Arena has four separate 3-point lines for high school, men’s college, women’s college and NBA. But it was still awfully distracting, especially for those on the court.

At one point, the refs had to review one of the 3-pointers where a player had his toe on the NBA line, which was well behind the college line.

But considering Norfolk State and Morgan State combined 10-of-40 from behind the 3-point line — the actual 3-point line in this game — you can’t help but wonder if it was a tad confusing for the players, as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTAg-hhL1Mw&feature=emb_title

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