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Originally Posted by BayStateRef
I heard his whistle just as the player picked up the ball. It was close...and I could not say for sure which came first. But for now...assume the touch came first. Does that change what you would do?
Why not let the play continue and at the next dead ball add the 5 seconds that you know came off the clock improperly?
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Yes, it does. Now I put the five seconds back on the clock that should not have come off, but since I don't know the exact amount that should have elapsed following the touching, I can't remove anything for that. Thus the clock is set to 34 seconds for the new throw-in, which now comes from the closest OOB spot to the location of the ball. That's 4-36-2a and 4-4-3.
PS As BktBallRef has stated, timing errors happen and that's unfortunate, but it's also part of the game. Sometimes theses mistakes favor one team, sometimes the other, sometimes both teams are hurt, sometimes neither. As an official you don't care. You just apply the proper rules.