[Ref in PA]

BZ

In this case, you have a live ball in the air. Your inadvertant whistle does not cause the ball to become immediately dead. If the ball goes through the hoop, count the points. If you look closely at the rule of 7-5-4, it references 7-4-4. Which is talking about a dead ball happening when there is TEAM possession. Unfortunately, the Case book could be more detailed, but maybe that is what 7.5.4D was trying to explain should happen. The last line of that case is "Team B would have clearly received the ball had the official not accidently sounded his/her whistle." That principle applies here. In the case of a made basket, B would get the ball.

I may be wrong, but I think you will stand alone if you go with the AP arrow on a made basket.

[Edited by Ref in PA on Jul 26th, 2005 at 04:50 PM]