Wisconsin-Pitt viewers lost feed for nearly 1 minute of game time late in second half

Wisconsin and Pittsburgh’s men’s basketball teams met on Sunday in the Greenbrier Tip-Off’s Mountain Division Championship Game. CBS Sports Network’s broadcast of the game had some issues — and that’s putting it mildly.

With Wisconsin leading 76-70, Pittsburgh’s Ishmael Leggett was fouled with 1:17 remaining in the second half. As the broadcast began to show a replay of an earlier sequence, the screen suddenly went black, showing only the ticker at the bottom of the screen. After several seconds, the broadcast went to a commercial break.

The CBS Sports Network feed of Sunday’s Greenbrier Tip-Off game between Pittsburgh and Wisconsin had some issues.

Part 1: With 1:17 left and Wisconsin up 6, the feed suddenly cut, going to a black screen and then a commercial. pic.twitter.com/JvlUie3J7O

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Things didn’t get much better for the viewers when the commercial break ended.

The black screen was gone. In its place was a graphic, showing the teams and location of the game in front of the tournament logo. After a while, the broadcast returned to commercial.

Part 2:

When the feed returned, there was no video or audio of the game.

The broadcast then went to another commercial. pic.twitter.com/SLUxfld6hs

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Finally, there was progress.

When the commercial break ended, viewers had the same picture on the screen. But while it was somewhat muffled, viewers could at least hear the call of announcers Jack Benjamin and Matt McCall. Then, finally, the video feed returned.

Part 3:

Audio returned.

And with 30.9 seconds remaining in the game, the video feed finally returned. pic.twitter.com/Mp9wVKZczK

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The rest of the game was fairly benign. Wisconsin’s Max Klesmit made a pair of free throws. Then after Leggett missed a three-pointer, the Badgers secured the rebound and won the game 81-75.

Conversely, viewers missed a decent amount of action in the roughly 50 seconds of game time that expired while the feed was out. In that time, the teams scored a combined eight points while the Panthers cut into the Badger lead by two points.

[Photo Credit: CBS Sports Network]