[mick]

Originally posted by stan-MI
Clock stopped with 2.5 seconds left. Team A has the arrow. Team A with a 1-point lead and inbounding on the baseline after a made basket by Team B and immediate timeout. The throw-in in tipped by B1, who was defending the throw-in and deflects to where it is obviously going to be intercepted by B2 near the division line. Before B2 catches the ball, however, the horn sounds. The officials did not see the clock start early, but they have definite knowledge that barely 1 second elapsed from the moment of B1's tip to the sound of the horn.

How do you administer this situation?

stan,
Did this happen to you in a Regional? Oh, my!

Officials Manual 113. If conditions warrant a conference, both coaches should be involved in the discussion. .... An official's count is definite information in correcting a timing mistake.

Officials Manual 223: If the scorer's horn or game horn is sounded, either official may recognize it and stop action with a whistle even to the extent of declaring that the ball did not become live or the horn may be ignored if it is sounded after the throw-in has started.

So what can we do?
How about

declaring no live ball and going to the arrow.

declaring one second ran off and going to the arrow.

This seems to be Referee's decision.
Dang! That's an ugly thought!
...By the way, you can toss it.

mick