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If the team truly did not request a TO and the official only heard or saw something that looked like a TO request, the correct call is an inadvertant whistle.
If the team requested a TO in a situation in which by rule they should not be granted one, but the official mistakenly grants it anyway, then the correct call is to charge the TO to that team. That's what the casebook says.
5.8.3 SITUATION E: The official erroneously grants Team B a time-out in a situation when Team B cannot have one. What happens now? RULING: Team B is entitled to use the time-out since it was granted. The time-out once granted cannot be revoked and is charged to Team B. All privileges and rights permitted during a charged time-out are available to both teams.
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