FINDLAY — With a little less than seven minutes left in Toledo’s 100-88 victory at Findlay on Sunday afternoon, J.T. Shumate made a corner 3-pointer, literally shooting the seams off of the basketball.
The Oilers might have started the fraying process in the first half. For a while, it was surprising that a flame didn’t trail their shots, akin to the old NBA Jam video game, as Findlay made 10 of its first 13 3s in building a 43-27 lead.
A new basketball was found after a brief delay following Shumate’s shot. And order was restored by the Rockets after Findlay’s blistering start.