NCAA officials confirm that women’s March Madness court in Portland has two different distances for the 3-point lines on either side… with Texas and NC State playing through the difference this afternoon anyway

NC State and Texas decided to play on a court in Portland that had a severe difference when it came to distance on the 3-point line.

It apparently wasn’t discovered until Texas coach Vic Schaefer and North Carolina State coach Wes Moore met with officials during pregame warmups to speak about the issue, with the tape measure being broke out to verify the problem.

Per the ESPN broadcast, the two teams agreed to continue their game with the quirky 3-point lines in place, a game that the No. 3 seed Wolfpack won over top-seeded Texas 76-66 to advance to the Final Four. 

But what made the situation truly bizarre was that it took this long for the problem to be discovered, or at least acknowledged.

Sweet 16 games between NC State and Stanford, Texas and Gonzaga, UConn and Duke and Baylor and Southern California had all been played prior to anyone acknowledging the different distances, despite the discrepancy being notable to the naked eye.

The NCAA responded to the unusual circumstance Sunday afternoon, issuing a statement that read in part: ‘The NCAA was notified today that the three-point lines on the court at Moda Center in Portland are not the same distance. 

The two head coaches were made aware of the discrepancy and elected to play a complete game on the court as is, rather than correcting the court and delaying the game. 

‘The court will be corrected before tomorrow’s game in Portland.’

The final game schedule to be played in Portland, with a spot in the Final Four on the line, will be contested between No. 1 seed Southern Cal and No. 3 seed UConn.