But the calling offical didn't know how much time was left...
I had a similar thing happen to a crew I was on. As an Official, we all knew that the clock was about out. The offense throws up a shot and misses. There is a scramble and the offensive player gets control and is about to put the ball back up. A defensive players rushes directly into him(her) to stop the attempt. FOUL.
The ref doesn't know that there is not enough time to get the second shot off. Only that the ball is live. It is only after the whistle that we see that there is only .3 seconds left.
Tough call to make and live through, but the right call.
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