HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 A buzzer malfunction caused a delay \u2014 a very loud, very unpleasant delay \u2014 of about 10 minutes in the first half of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region final between Iowa and Illinois on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
When the buzzer sounded out of a media timeout with 7:43 left in the first half, it kept blaring uninterrupted for about seven minutes. Players stood on the court ready to play for a couple of minutes before both teams started to warm up as the buzzer continued to sound.<\/p>\n
It was finally silenced, to cheers from the crowd, but then the main scoreboard and video screen that hangs over the middle of the court went dark.<\/p>\n
The game ultimately resumed with the big scoreboard still off. Two smaller scoreboards at each end of the arena were working.<\/p>\n
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