NCAA.com | March 18, 2017 NCAA issues statement on Gonzaga non-call, technical Chris Collins received a technical foul during the second half of Saturday's game against Gonzaga. Share After trailing by 18 at halftime, Northwestern cut the deficit against No. 1 Gonzaga to five in the second half. Looking to complete the comeback, the Wildcats got an offensive rebound and looked to lay the ball in. Gonzaga forward Zach Collins blocked the attempt – but did so by sticking his hand through the rim, which should be a goaltending violation. The officials missed the call, and the NCAA issued the following statement after the game: With 4:57 remaining in this evening’s second-round game between Gonzaga and Northwestern, the officials missed a rules violation when a Gonzaga defender put his arm through the rim to block a shot. Rule 9, Section 15 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Book covers Basket Interference and Goaltending. Article 2.a.3 states that basket interference occurs when a player reaches through the basket from below and touches the ball before it enters the cylinder. Replays showed the Gonzaga defender violated this rule, which should have resulted in a scored basket by Northwestern. Subsequently, with 4:54 remaining in the game and based on bench decorum rules outlined in the rules book, a technical foul was assessed to Northwestern head coach Chris Collins for coming on to the floor to argue the non-call while the ball was in play. NCAA National Coordinator of Men's Basketball Officiating J.D. Collins comments on missed call in Northwestern game. #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/vhDg0fgVVX — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 19, 2017 View the updated interactive bracket | Print the bracket March Madness 365 with Andy Katz podcast NCAA.com's Andy Katz covers the newsmakers in college basketball all year long. New episodes every Tuesday. READ MORE 10 men's basketball programs who were big winners after a flurry of roster moves Here are Andy Katz's top 10 winners, based on which players returned from the portal to their previous school, which schools added a talented player or two from the portal and which players elected to return to school rather than declare for the NBA draft. READ MORE 2022 March Madness: Complete schedule, dates This is the complete March Madness schedule for 2022, with game times, livestream links and TV times. READ MORE