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Originally Posted by Eastshire
By rule you have no choice but to not assess the T.
3-2-1 "At least 10 minutes before the scheduled starting time, each team shall supply the official scorer with the name and number of each team member and designate the five starting players. Failure to comply results in a technical foul (see 10-1-1 Penalty)."
The scheduled start time was 8:10 PM. The visiting team has until 8:00 PM to submit its roster. The book was checked 20 minutes before the scheduled start time.
The home team cannot manufacture a T on the visitors by changing the start time in this manner.
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Something tells me this is from my state. If this is the case then a regional is not hosted by the home team necessarily. It might be two teams from other schools playing. If that is the case as it would be the case where I live, then this was a situation created beyond the control of the participants, but the host school. I would probably give any team a pass in that case for one the schedule affected everyone. I had a similar situation this year with a tournament that started and hour and a half later and I bent over backwards to make sure the information in the book was correct as they only put 10 minutes on the clock before game time. I understand what the rule is, but I think this is where some common sense has to play a role. Also I am talking more about the time frame than a legitimate mistake where the wrong number was submitted and we discovered much later.
Peace