[M&M Guy]

I don't have my casebook handy (it's at home gathering dust in the off-season), so I can't tell you what that case addresses. But I can tell you this is not a shooting foul, because there is no shot. In your play, this would be a common foul, the ball becomes dead immediately, therefore no basket, and the ball would be awarded OOB at the spot nearest the foul (assuming there's no bonus yet because you said this was right after halftime).

The key is knowing the definition of a shot. An attempt or try can only be at a team's own basket; therefore, since the player wasn't making the attempt at his basket, it's considered no different than, say, a pass.