This is a pretty clear situation under NF rules. NF 4-5-3: "If by mistake the officials permit a team to go the wrong direction, when discovered all points scored, fouls committed, and time consumed shall count as if each team had gone the proper direction. Play shall resume with each team going the proper direction based on bench location."
Obviously, when this guy blew the whistle for the "over and back", it was then that he discovered the error.
I don't see what defense he would have to his mistake. At first, I thought he could claim that the teams were lined up correctly but just went the wrong way at first (it happens). But if that was the case, after team A scored the bucket in what would have been B's basket, he should have given the ball to team A to inbound, so that can't be it.
Bottom line, he just blew it.
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