This sounds more like a game of twister than basketball.
I am having a very difficult time picturing how a player can reach over a shoulder and get a hand under the basketball and have enough control over it to justify a held ball.
The way I read the held ball rule you have two ways of getting one:
1. By stopping a shot or pass...not the case here.
2. By having dual control of the ball where it will take undue force to gain sole control.
So #2 is the issue, and frankly I cannot see how a player behind, can get under the ball, have dual control...any control for that matter...to justify calling a held ball.
What I get from the OP is B1 got his arm pinned going for the ball, he couldn't control the ball with one hand and expect to pull it away from A1, in fact from the position B1 was in, I seriously doubt his palm was even on the ball...unless he was double jointed, and even then I have a hard time judging one hand equals two for dual control.
Without seeing it, I'm leaning for a foul on B1 and possibly a T on A1 for the judo move.
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