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Originally Posted by rainmaker
A brief skim through the rule book doesn't show me anything definitive about whether or not the official "should" stop play to get the player out, but I certainly would, regardless of the score, or the amount of time left in the game.
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The official can only stop the game if he knows that something is wrong. You never stop the game because a coach is yelling about something. There has to be a signal from the scorer's table. From the OP it sounds as if the scorer did not signal the officials until after the home coach was granted a time-out.
2-11-11 NOTE 2. The procedure if a player who has committed his/her fifth foul continues to play because the scorer has failed to notify the official is as follows: As soon as the scorer discovers the irregularity, the game horn should be sounded after, or as soon as, the ball is in control of the offending team or is dead. The disqualified player must be removed immediately. Any points which may have been scored while such player was illegally in the game are counted. If other aspects of the error are correctable, the procedure to be followed is included among the duties of the officials.