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We discussed this a couple of months ago on this forum, but if I recall the situation was that the score of the running total in the official book, which is the official score not what's on the board, was tied.
The problem here is what was the final score that the referee approved when the officials left the visual confines of the gym? Is it what is recorded in the book, which they can't see or is it what they can see on the board and what everyone in the gym thinks is the score?
In such a case, I would have to argue that the approved final score is what was on the board. Perhaps the NFHS will give us an official ruling someday.
BTW I have a strong suspicion that your scorer could learn something from this too. I have to believe that he/she was not keeping the running total across the top of the book, but only marking down the points under each player and then totalling them up at the end of each quarter. Had a running score been kept this mistake would have been noticed at some point. Also a good reminder that the RUNNING SCORE is the official score!
This is a very good example of why many top officials find a moment in the final few seconds/minutes of the 4th quarter to have a quick word with the scorer and confirm that the score in the book matches what is on the board.
Then only a thumbs up at the final horn or a look and a nod is all that is needed to the scorer before leaving the floor.
Obviously had this been brought to the attention of the referee prior to all of the officials leaving, then it could have been corrected and you would have won the game.
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