Shutouts in basketball, on the other hand, are extremely unusual and occasionally contentious. In one memorable case, a girls' high school game in Dallas in 2009 ended 100-0. Following that, the winning coach was dismissed. In another case in Texas in 2003, one girl left the court with blood streaming from her eyes after being struck in the face with a ball. These were not legal hits. The coaches should have known better. It's possible that someone may have been trying to hurt their feelings or give them a hard time, but we'll never know for sure. What we do know is that these girls had perfect games against perfect opponents on national television without any referees or officials present. That has never happened before or since. In general, women's college basketball players benefit from the presence of officials who can call fouls and maintain order on the court. Men's college basketball players are usually just as aggressive as women's players, so they don't need extra protection. High school boys' basketball players are often smaller than women's college players or younger kids playing in the playground, so they benefit from having adults present who can break up fights or stop people from physically attacking each other. There have been cases where men's high school basketball players have entered the game during regulation time to avoid losing.