I'd like to revisit this situation. Here is the original post
http://www.officialforum.com/thread/24704
Our interpreter sums it up like this:
The score is A63- B62 with three seconds on the clock. The 1st free throw is missed, B1 grabs the rebound dribbles to mid court, fires up a shot which enters the basket. The official signals good basket and proceeds to exit the court as it is apparent that B won the game on the made basket 65-63. NOT SO FAST>>>>>> on the way out the A coach stops one of the officials informing him that is was a 2 shot foul and that they didn't take the second shot. Officials disallowed the goal, put back three seconds on the clock and proceeded from there. A did not make their second attempt and B's second attempt at a 3 pt shot failed and now they lost the game. The officials were wrong.
His reasoning:
Let's look at a couple of scenarios.
1) IF there was more then three seconds on the clock. If the referee signaled 1 and 1 but after the first successful foul shot allowed the ball to be put in play by B and B scored. At this point the officials become aware of their error and now allow A to take the second free throw. NO ONE ON THE FOUL LANE and After the attempt bring it back to the point of interruption for a throw in on the end line by team A. They can run the end line. THE BASKET THAT B SCORED COUNTS .
This is correct procedure in this case because we had time left to the game.
2. ( TO THE TOP SITUATION where time expired.) If the referee signaled two shots, even though the ball is dead after the 1st of multiple free throws after it appears the shot is not good, the referees by allowing the play to continue in essence allowed the ball to become live, therefore the shot should have counted and the game would have ended....Whether or not the official chopped in the clock would be of no consequence since they allowed the clock to start and play to continue....the officials could have stopped the play immediately after the rebound and not have let the play continue, BUT by allowing the ball to be pushed up the court, the shot taken and signal good, they in essence allowed the ball to become live.....NO SECOND SHOT for team A because it would not make a difference in the score of the game and the game clock had expired.
Something doesn't sound right to me. The ball becomes "live" even though the officials signalled two shots?