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Originally Posted by Spence
Timeout with 2:43 left in the 4th qtr. I administer and look to make sure the clock starts properly . It does.
Ball is walked down the floor and subsequently there is a foul by B1 on the shooter. While reporting the foul the power goes out for a a few seconds. Whole building goes black. When it comes back on the game clock has reset to it's default of 8:00 and no score.
What are my options for the "definite knowledge?" If I ask the clock operator and he says the last time he saw was 2:35 can I put the clock back to that? Can I ask the official scorekeeper what the last time he/she saw?
In my game no one had any idea so I put it back to 2:43. Correct move?
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(A) is = 2:43 - BC count - any FC closely guarded counts. That's likely that only definite knowledge that you can use.
If what you have in (A) is near the 2:35 mark, then I most definitely would trust the timer's judgment, unless you have a lower reading.
Definitely DO NOT go back to 2:43. That's saying that no time expired. Your credibility is in question if you do that.
I've been known to "erroneously have a closely guarded count" when I've been weary of a timer's duties in crucial situations.