Earlier this month, the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee proposed several changes in an effort to improve the game. There was a lot of criticism this season about the continued decline of scoring, the slower pace of college basketball and borderline unwatchable games for the casual fan. This article in March from Sports Illustrated outlined some suggestions and included this quote from Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany: "We’ve got to find ways to expedite the last few minutes," he says. "The games are slowing down to the point where the only people who are going to watch are diehard fans of those two teams.
NCAA Basketball proposed rule changes intent on speeding up the game
