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Originally Posted by dahoopref
It would be a very tough situation to explainto the offensive coach that the bucket would not count if the defensive player tips it....of course, it could happen.
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Not only
could it happen. It
did happen, in a D1 NCAA game last year. It was a 1-point game and the trailing team had the ball. The ball was shot and the rebound was contested. It was tapped by a player and was in the air when the horn sounded. It went into the basket, ending the game. The officials counted the basket, giving the team the win. Only after reviewing the tape later did they realize that a defensive player had been the one who tapped it right before the horn. It should not have counted, and the wrong team won the game. Ouch!