robably agree that video review is badly needed to make accurate decisions on this

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford took a look at the Cowboys assist total against Robert Morris on Monday night and smiled the smile of an old point guard. No. 6 Oklahoma State recorded 27 assists on 32 baskets in a 92-66 romp over the Colonials that served as a prep game for the Cowboys Big 12 Conference opener on Saturday at Kansas State. It was Oklahoma States highest assist total since recording 27 against Nebraska on Feb. 19, 2000. Coming off a nine-day layoff, Phil Forte scored 20 points and Markel Brown added 18 for Oklahoma State (12-1). The Cowboys will enter 2014 with their highest ranking in The Associated Press poll since February 2005, when they were at No. 6. "Its a lot of fun when you see a team passing the ball like that," Ford said. "I told our team I enjoyed watching that. Its one of the most unselfish games Ive seen a team play, especially when you see guys who passed up wide-open layups, wide-open dunks, to pass it off to their teammate. You dont see that much in college basketball anymore." The Cowboys never trailed against Robert Morris (5-9), which posted a memorable win over Kentucky in the first round of last seasons NIT. But the Colonials of the Northeast Conference havent fared as well against major-conference foes this season, falling first at Kentucky before losing to Oklahoma State. A trip to Alabama is up next. Karvel Anderson scored 16 points for Robert Morris, which is 2-8 on the road this season. The Colonials, who entered the game shooting 40.8 per cent from 3-point range, finished 6 of 25 (24 per cent) from behind the arc. "One of the things were going through is we have some new bodies who dont understand what it takes," Robert Morris coach Andrew Toole said. "Theyre kind of living in the name that some other guys helped build and they dont understand what it takes to go out on the floor and play at that level. Were trying to teach them . how to make the right decisions in any kind of environment and its difficult. Sometimes its uglier than it is pretty." Oklahoma State shot 57.1 per cent, helped in good part by 11 dunks, six of those by Brown, who went 7 of 14 from the field. Most of those slams, Ford said, were made possible by unselfish play. "We drew a few plays up in the timeouts to get a couple of lobs, different things like that," he said. "But on the break, I thought our guys . made pretty good decisions most of the time. We changed ends very quickly and thats something weve been working on, getting out a little bit quicker than we have been. That can be, possibly, a strength of ours." Robert Morris missed its first four shots and Oklahoma State sprinted to a 9-0 lead, with Marcus Smart scoring or assisting on the Cowboys first three baskets. The Cowboys built a 15-point advantage before Robert Morris rallied within 35-27 on a basket by Anderson with 3:48 left in the first half. Oklahoma State went on an 11-2 run to rebuild its lead to 46-31 by halftime, despite playing much of the half without Smart (due to foul trouble) and starting centre Michael Cobbins, who hobbled off the floor 3 1/2 minutes into the game and never returned. Ford said Cobbins would be examined by doctors on Tuesday but the coach feared it might be an Achilles tendon injury. "It doesnt look good," Ford said. After Anderson opened the second half with a basket, the Cowboys had three dunks in a 13-3 run, punctuated by a windmill slam by Brown to cap a length-of-the-court fast break during which the basketball touched the ground only once. That built the Cowboys lead to 59-36 with 14:53 left. Smart scored a season-low seven points. He went more than 28 minutes without scoring but he ended that drought with a memorable basket, catching an alley-oop pass from Stevie Clark and throwing down a two-handed reverse dunk. 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Tottenham were able to add seven players by spending over 100 million pounds and also ensured maximum return for the Gareth Bale transfer to Real Madrid by managing the move superbly.Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca. Hey Kerry, Love the columns…When a goal is scored (Call on ice) and there is the possibility of interference on the Goaltender can the control center initiate a review of the play or would that have to be initiated by the Refs on the ice? The reason I ask if because it was pretty clear that on Ryan Getzlafs goal, Anaheims second goal that Tim Jackman made contact with Michael Hutchinsons head while he was in the crease. In reading rule 69 in reference to Goaltender Interference my interpretation would be that even with Jackman being outside of the crease, but contacting Hutchinson who was in the crease who was attempting to come out to the top of the crease to play the shot would and should constitute Goaltender Interference and would disallow the goal. I saw it pretty clearly after a single replay so why wouldnt this play have been reviewed by the Command Centre? Would love to hear your thoughts or interpretation. Sincerely, Chad -- Hi Kerry, Watching the Jets game on Saturday against Anaheim, I thought that Jackman clearly interfered with Hutchinson on the Ducks second goal. The referee on the ice didnt seem to think it was a penalty under rule 69, but I was wondering what your take of it was. Would you have called it? Thanks, Dave Chad and Dave: Your interpretation of Rule 69 is correct and Ryan Getzlafs goal should have been disallowed once Tim Jackman initiated contact with Jets goalkeeper Michael Hutchinson inside his crease area. Even though Jackmans skates were outside the goal crease, his right elbow intruded significantly inside the blue paint and made solid contact with Hutchinsons head as clearly demonstrated by the overhead still camera shot. The incidental, but illegal, contact by Jackman initiated inside the goal crease should have resulted in no goal and no penaltty in violation of Rule 69.dddddddddddd It is extremely difficult for the referee(s) to catch the precise moment and point of contact in real time. It is especially true on this play given the fact that Hutchinson was in motion pushing forward from inside his crease to outside the blue paint and that Jackmans skates at no time entered the goal crease. The Situation Room is not presently allowed to initiate video review to either allow or disallow a goal where there is any suspicion that Rule 69 has been violated. The call must be made on the ice by the referee closest to the net and/or if necessary through a conference of the on-ice officials prior to rendering a final decision. Most fans will probably agree that video review is badly needed to make accurate decisions on this very difficult call. For three seasons now I have lobbied that a monitor be placed in the penalty box for the referees to implement video review in an effort to make the correct decision. Through the use of video, the on-ice officials would then have the same advantage as the rest of the hockey world to review a potentially controversial goal. The referees want the ability and authority to utilize video review to make the correct ruling on potentially dirty goals. The fact that it took an overhead camera shot on this play to clearly demonstrate the presence of goal keeper interference is just one more example that a change is required. At the GM meetings this summer, Brian Burke and Bryan Murray teamed up to propose that a monitor be placed in the penalty box for the referees to utilize video review and make their final determination on potential Rule 69 violations. I am confident if the referee(s) assigned to work the Jet-Ducks game had the opportunity to take one look at the overhead camera shot, Ryan Getzlafs goal would have been disallowed. The game is won and lost with the scoring of goals. It is important to the integrity of the game to ensure they are scored legally. ' ' '