Boys JV, two years ago. Packed house waiting for the Varsity game. JV game is in OT. The home team is undefeated. This is my first game of this caliper. Home down by a duece. Home team has the ball, with seconds remaining. Visitors foul down in the corner away from the benches and right in front of the crowd. There is now three tenths of a second remaining on the clock and the home team has the ball in the corner crowd side. I get set and was about to administer the throw in when my partner blows his whistle as loud as possible and starts waving his arms and pointing to the scoreboard. He is actually yelling, "It's over, It's over!" I ran over to him and clarified the rule that with three tenths of a second a player cannot take a shot, but can tap the ball in. I thought we were going to die that night!!!
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