Official Tommi Paris, left, watches as North Carolina State’s Saniya Rivers (22) handles the ball during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh ...

An official was removed from an NCAA Tournament game after a “background conflict” was discovered at halftime. According to the Associated Press, Tommi Paris was replaced by Angelica Suffren ...

Official Tommi Paris, left, watches as North Carolina State’s Saniya Rivers (22) handles the ball during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh ...

Official Tommi Paris runs down the court during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Official Tommi Paris, left, watches as North Carolina State's Saniya Rivers handles the ball during the first half of a game in the NCAA Tournament in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday.