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North Florida loses by two after pregame dunk technical gives Tennessee Tech two made free throws

Beau Beech, Romelo Banks, Jalen  Nesbitt, Trent Mackey

North Florida’s Beau Beech (2), Romelo Banks (33), Jalen Nesbitt (0) and Trent Mackey (11) react during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Thursday, Nov20, 2014. Northwestern won 69-67. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Beau Beech, Romelo Banks, Jalen  Nesbitt, Trent Mackey

North Florida’s Beau Beech (2), Romelo Banks (33), Jalen Nesbitt (0) and Trent Mackey (11) react during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Thursday, Nov20, 2014. Northwestern won 69-67. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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North Florida was hosting Tennessee Tech on Monday night and the Ospreys probably wanted to throw down some dunks in pregame warm-ups to get fired up and pump up the home crowd.

Turns out dunking before the game was a game-changing decision:

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Most of the time these administrative technical fouls don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. Except Tennessee Tech ended up winning the game 82-80 over the Ospreys on Monday night. Turns out those two points before opening tip actually meant the difference in a game that was tied 80-80 over the course of 40 minutes of play.

If you’re curious about the rule that North Florida broke, it’s Section 4, Class B, Article 1e of the NCAA rule book. A technical foul should be given for the following: “A team member dunking or attempting to dunk a dead ball before or during the game, or during any intermission.”

After a great road win at Purdue, this is an awful way to lose for North Florida. This sounds like a dumb rule, but it’s probably even worse to break it and lose by two points after a pregame technical foul cost was the point differential the game.

And for the record, the pregame technical foul isn’t the main reason North Florida lost. The Ospreys led 41-32 at the half and allowed Tennessee Tech to score 50 points in the second half on 60 percent shooting.

(H/T: ESPN Stats & Info)

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