[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Not necessarily. If A3 was trying to grab the rebound, perhaps thinking there was enough time to catch and shoot, then this basket wouldn't count.

The way I understand it, if he had attempted to tap towards the basket, count the points. If he wasn't, then the basket doesn't count.

It's a judgment we'd have to make, and one for which A3 would get the benefit of the doubt. It would have to be obvious he wasn't trying to tap it in the basket before I'd wave the basket off.

Given the situation in the OP, considering the time remaining, I think it would really take something unusual before you wouldn't consider it a tap.