[APHP]

As the rules states, the "horn" ends the quarter--not the clock ".00". The referee has to assume the clock was stopped before the horn sounded and must continue with the game. (i.e. shootng foul shots). Once the clock was restarted and the horn did not sound, obviously the game is over. The referee has the authority to rule on any points not covered by the rules. If the officials (referee) can not detemine wheather or not the clock was stopped or started properly, he has to rule that the "goal(s) counts". The referee can't assume anything-he has to have definite knowledge of a situatiion before changing/cancelling a goal. From your post I don't see now the officials had "definite knowledge" that the horn sould have sounded and can't therefore, cancel the goal. He can "assume" that the horn sould have sounded, but he did not have definite knowledge that it should have. Count free throws.