Northern Iowa denying fan $10,000 prize

[SBR Drew]

Fans are calling foul against Northern Iowa and its business sponsor after a student was denied a $10,000 prize after appearing to win a halftime basketball shooting promotion.The flap began Wednesday night when Northern Iowa student Dalton Hinsch got a chance at the prize if he made a layup, a free throw, a 3-pointer and a half-court shot within what he and the crowd thought was a 30-second time frame.

The UNI athletics department tweeted Thursday that the insurer covering the event required all four shots to be completed within 24 seconds. The department said its sponsor, CB Seeds of Parkersburg, Iowa, will give Hinsch "$2,000, a free trip to Arch Madness, & gear!''

[Champ2399]

I expected them to reverse this decision - and indeed they did award the $10K prize after all ... one big issue is that the shot clock above the basket wasn't allowed to be used for the contest ... so they had a host count down the seconds ... and he said "3, 2, 1, throw it" when the guy took the shot implying he beat the timer.

Glad to see it ... after all, this is a school that won an NCAA Tournament game a few years ago on a half-court buzzer beater ... would be bad karma for UNI in this year's dance for them and the sponsor to deny the prize:

There's a video of the shot in this link:

https://wcfcourier.com/sports/college/uni/mens_basketball/hinsch-to-receive-k-following-half-court-shot-controversy/article_f2fa6134-c23e-53cf-a2aa-6f883d05bcaf.html

[Igor_1965]

good