First of all, check out the Definitions section of the Rules book, as Brian said (4-40-2). Then check out the Casebook, play 4.39.2 (in last year's book, anyway), which talks about throwing the ball at the wrong basket and being fouled in the process. Ruling is: no goal, because the ball became dead when the foul occurred. This would be the same for that final "tap" toward the wrong basket.
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