NCAA officials confirm that women’s March Madness court in Portland has two different distances for the 3-point lines on either side… with Texas and NC State playing through the difference this afternoon anyway

NC State and Texas decided to play on a court in Portland that had a big difference when it came to distance at the 3-point line.

It apparently wasn’t discovered until Texas coach Vic Schaefer and North Carolina State coach Wes Moore met with officials during pregame warmups to talk about the problem, breaking out the measuring tape to verify the problem.

According to the ESPN broadcast, the two teams agreed to continue their play at the quirky 3-point lines, a game that the No. 3 seed Wolfpack won over top-seeded Texas 76-66 to advance to the Final Four .

But what made the situation truly bizarre was that it took so long for the problem to be discovered, or at least acknowledged.

Sweet 16 games between NC State and Stanford, Texas and Gonzaga, UConn and Duke and Baylor and Southern California were all played before anyone recognized the different distances, despite the discrepancy being notable to the naked eye.

The NCAA responded to the unusual circumstance on Sunday afternoon with a statement that read in part: “The NCAA was notified today that the three-point lines on the court at Moda Center in Portland are not equidistant.

The two head coaches were informed of the discrepancy and opted to play a full game on the field as is, rather than correct the field and postpone the game.

“The court will be corrected before tomorrow’s game in Portland.”

The final schedule to be played in Portland, with a spot in the Final Four on the line, will be contested between No. 1 seed Southern Cal and No. 3 seed UConn.