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Relavant case that no one has mentioned....(I don't have my books with me so someone else can look up the reference).
Violation by B. Ref mistakenly gives ball to B for the throwin. The untouched ball is rolling down the court when the ref realizes the error and blows the whistle. The case play says that until the throwin is touched, the mistake can be corrected....that A will get the ball.
WHY? There is rules justification for it and the same rule applies here.
Because the ball became dead and a timeout, goal or infraction of the rules was involved (it was what dictated that there would be a throwin to begin with). And until that throwin ends or there is a violation or foul, team A has a throwin due them. A will continue to be due that throwin...and at the original spot since it is still part of the penalty for the infraction that had occured or part of the result of a team scoring a goal.
So, when the ball becomes dead as it is rolling down the floor on the throwin, the throwing team will get the ball at the original spot.
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