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Originally Posted by Scrapper1
Found it. NCAA-M 9-11-2
A shot-clock try for field goal is defined as the ball having left the shooter's hand(s) before the sounding of the shot-clock horn and then striking the ring or flange, or entering the basket.
I knew it. Wish I'd been more positive during the game. No reset in the original situation.
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I don’t care for this rule, but I understand why it was written that way. I now recall a discussion several years ago about a team with a small lead trying to run out the clock late in the game. The question was if A1 were to purposely smack the ball into the ring without letting go of it (so that Team A could retain possession) would the shot clock reset. Most felt that this was attempting to circumvent the shot clock rule and that it was unfair.
That said, this mindset shouldn’t apply when the game clock is not a factor, such as in the middle of the first half.