[All_Heart]

I was coming on here to talk about the shot clock play but in regards to going to the monitor. I didn't think that they could go to the monitor on a play to determine possession. They could have gone if the shot clock operator reset by accident and they thought it should not have been reset. Basically a "mistake or malfunction" has to take place and neither did. I also didn't think they should have gone to the monitor on the fast break foul (that was close to being intentional). You can go to the monitor if you think a flagrant foul possibly took place but it is hard for me to believe that they were anywhere close to thinking that it was a flagrant. I think they went to the monitor for the sole purpose of seeing if an intentional foul should be called, which is not legal. I've seen this happen a number of times through out the tournament (and regular season) so maybe a bulletin came out that I am not aware of.

2-13.2.c.4
4. Determine whether the shot clock failed to properly start, stop, set or reset or that the shot clock has malfunctioned. Determination is based on the judgment of the official. The mistake or malfunctioning problem may only be corrected in the shot clock period in which it occurred. Any activity after the mistake or malfunction has been committed and until it has been rectified shall be canceled, excluding a flagrant personal foul, intentional personal foul or any technical foul.
d. Determine if a contact flagrant foul occurred. When it is determined that a contact flagrant foul did not occur but an intentional personal, (men) contact dead ball technical foul or (women) a player-substitute technical foul for dead ball contact did occur, those fouls shall be penalized accordingly. However, no other infractions may be penalized.
1. When there is a foul called for contact, the officials, with a plausible reason, may review the severity of that foul during the dead ball period following the call. When the ball becomes live, there shall be no further review of the made call.
2. When the officials fail to observe the foul, the time frame in 2-13.6 shall be used to penalize the infraction.

A.R. 35. In a game with an official courtside monitor, A1 attempts a try with 15 seconds remaining on the shot clock. The try did not contact the ring or flange and Team A regained control. However, the shot-clock operator reset the shot clock.
(1) The official blows the whistle and confers with his/her partners and they determine that the ball did not hit the ring and the shot clock was mistakenly reset. The officials have definite information relative to the time that was on the shot clock when it was reset. As a result, the officials decide not to use the courtside monitor.
(2) The official blows the whistle and confers with his/her partners and they are unable to determine whether or not the shot clock was improperly reset. The referee decides to go to the monitor to determine whether or not a timing mistake occurred. Are the officials required to use the courtside monitor in these situations?

RULING:
(1) No. The officials are not required to go to the monitor since they agree that the ball did not hit the ring. Since the officials had definite information relative to the time that was on the shot clock before it was mistakenly reset, they shall instruct the shot clock operator to place the correct time on the shot clock and play shall be resumed at the point of interruption.
(2) No. By rule, the officials are not required to go to the monitor. However, since the officials are unable to determine if the shot clock was improperly reset they are permitted to use the monitor to make this determination. When it is determined that the shot clock was mistakenly reset, they are permitted to put the correct time back on the shot clock. When it is determined that there has been no mistake in resetting the shot clock, there shall be no adjustment to the shot clock. In both cases, play shall be resumed at the point of interruption.
(2-13.2.c.4 and 5-11.4)