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Buzzer Sounds Nonstop for About 7 Minutes, Causing Delay in Iowa-Illinois March Madness Game
An 11-minute malfunction of the scoreboard horn delayed the Iowa-Illinois Elite Eight game and pushed back the Purdue-Arizona tipoff by about 10 minutes, officials said.
- On Saturday, March 28, 2026, an 11-minute equipment malfunction delayed the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Illinois Fighting Illini at the Toyota Center in Houston.
- A broken Tissot handset controller caused the scoreboard horn to emit a continuous buzzer; building personnel shut down the main videoboard to silence it, NCAA Senior Vice President Dan Gavitt stated.
- Game clock operator Kevin Johnson, a 25-year veteran, deployed manual air horns to signal game play while players warmed up by shooting baskets during the extended delay on the court.
- Illinois defeated Iowa 71-59 to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2005, maintaining their lead throughout the remainder of the contest.
- This victory positions Illinois to face the winner of Sunday's anticipated UConn vs. Duke matchup, marking the team's first Final Four appearance in over two decades.
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Buzzer sounds nonstop for about 7 minutes, causing delay in Iowa-Illinois March Madness game
A buzzer malfunction caused a delay — a very loud, very unpleasant delay — of about 10 minutes in the first half of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region final between Iowa and Illinois.
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