All tied up during the final seconds of regulation during Friday's overtime first round game between Ohio St., the Siena bench could only watch as their team frantically defended the basket as the Buckeyes put up several shots in a desperate attempt to steal the win.
Meanwhile, a fan sitting behind the bench, who was very aware of the location of the camera pointed right at them, was holding a large yellow sign reading the familiar Bible verse in green letters: "John 3:16."
Now the NCAA has a policy against any sign being displayed during a tournament game. It's unclear whether the fan was aware of that. But someone definitely aware, a burly security guard, marched directly over to the fan and ripped it away. You have to give credit to him for having the presence of mind during all the end-game excitement to even notice. At least he was kind enough to fold the sign.
While all this was going on, we missed the best part: CBS commentators Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery were yelling about nothing. A transcript:
Raftery: What a day, huh?
Lundquist: (maniacal laughter)
Raftery: Let's.go. TY-BOR-BURR!
At first I thought he said "tie ball game," but that's not right. Then I considered he was talking about a coach or player, but no one is named anything close to that. After some time, I came to the conclusion that Raftery is just making sounds now.