Why would you even WANT to shoot "a lot of free throws" to start the next game (as in, why even consider it)?! No harm was done, and nothing illegal about it. In the Rules book, Section 8, Article 1 says that the home management is responsible for the behavior of spectators, and that the game officials "may call fouls on either team if its supporters act in such a way as to interfere with the proper conduct of the game." Since the players shooting around, suited up or not, are spectators until the current game is finished and are not interfering with the game at hand, the game management is in charge of them and the refs should relax and concentrate on their game in progress.
I think there is some "overinterpreting" of when the officials' jurisdiction begins. The rule book is talking about arriving on the floor before the scheduled game, and that arrival time should be "at least 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time." Yes, "at least" means it could be before that, but it's talking about 15 to 30 minutes or so, not half-way into the prior game. If you feel the need, just tell game management to be sure the kids on the floor at half time are not dunking, so as to protect the equipment and not result in a delay of the current game if something breaks, then relax for 7 minutes before returning for the second half.
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