[David B]

Originally posted by JAdams
Friday night, boys JV. Black down by one, gets fouled at "end" of the game. Clock reads 0:00 (no thenths) but the horn has not yet sounded, so the game was not yet over. Black free throw shooter sinks both free throws. As the second free throw goes in, all nine black subs plus their coach storm the floor to celebrate the "win."

By rule, since the game wasn't yet over, we could have thrown the book at black's bench and their coach. This would have ejected all nine subs and their coach, plus hit them with a two-game suspension.

My partner and I conferred and intentionally decided to go against the book and not assess all the technicals and the massive ejections. However, we did decide that we couldn't overlook the fact that the entire black team was on the floor, and we decided to charge black with one bench technical.

White went to the line for two free throws, but missed both. White inbounded opposite table because of the technical, but failed to get off a shot before the horn went off. Black won by one.

Did we do the right thing in relation to the one technical? Or should we have overlooked it completely? Or should we have tossed all the black players and coach who came on the floor before the "end" of the game?

Communication is easy in this situation. Let the scorers know and both coaches what is going on and thus preventing this from happneing.

It only takes a few seconds for an official to let everyone know.

Thanks
David