Last 10 seconds of the ball game. Team A is in the lead and attempts to throw a full court pass up by 2 points. The ball goes over everybody and goes out of bounds. The problem is that my co-official and I can't agree on the throw in spot. What happened was, A1 was throwing in on a designated spot along the baseline. The ball goes the length of the court, and in an attempt to save the ball, a2 jumps with one foot on the other baseline, and then touches the ball. Do we have a touching inbounds since the player touched out of bounds before touching the ball? In other words, do we make team B go the length of the floor to attempt a tie, or do we give them the ball underneath their opponents basket at point blank range. I talked it over with my co-official and wasn't real sure. I called the coaches together and told them that a2 touching the ball after contacting out of bounds was the same as the ball touching out of bounds with no inbounds touch established. I gave it to team b right under the basket, which they then threw the ball away, so it didn't really matter. Neither coach had a problem with my explanation, but I was going to post this on the board to see if I just got lucky and if it happens again, I'll call it correctly. Thanks for feedback fellas/ladies!!!
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