Technical Collapse

"Conference USA promised 'appropriate action' against the officials calling a technical foul on Houston coach Tom Penders, who had collapsed on the sidelines with 52.6 seconds to play in the first half.

Official John Hampton, thinking that Penders was reacting to a foul on the Cougars during Saturday's game at UAB, called a technical on the prone Houston coach.

Even when Penders was rushed off the court on a stretcher, the three-man crew refused to rescind the technical."

Tough refs.