Art. 8
Sound the shot-clock horn at the expiration of the shot-clock period. This shot-clock horn shall not stop play unless recognized by an official’s whistle. When the shot clock indicates :00 but the shot-clock horn has not sounded, the shot-clock time has not expired.
Art. 9.
Turn off the shot clock when a reset situation occurs and the game clock shows less time than that of a shot-clock period.
A.R. 35. There are 32 seconds on the game clock and 30 seconds on the shot clock. Team A uses time before A1 releases the ball for a try for goal. After A1 releases the ball, the shot-clock horn sounds. The ball does not strike the ring or flange. The officials call a shot-clock violation.
At the same time as the official’s whistle, the game clock sounds, signaling that the quarter or extra period has ended. Shall the official put two seconds back on the game clock? RULING: No. The shot-clock horn sounded at the expiration of the shot-clock period; however, this does
not stop play unless recognized by the official’s whistle. The official’s whistle for the shot-clock violation stopped play. The expiration of playing time was indicated by the timer’s signal. This signal shall terminate player activity (Rule 2-12-7). The quarter or extra period ended with the
violation.
Art. 10
Allow the timing device to continue during a loose-ball situation when the offense retains possession or when a field-goal try is attempted at the wrong basket.
Art. 11.
Allow the game officials to make the final decision when there is a doubt as to whether a score was made within the shot-clock period or whether a try for goal contacted the ring or flange.
a. When there is doubt whether a score was made within the shot-clock period or whether a try for goal contacted the ring or flange, any activity before the next live ball shall be canceled, with the exception of any flagrant foul, intentional foul or direct or indirect technical foul.
Art. 12
When an obvious mistake by the shot-clock operator has occurred in failing to set or reset the shot clock, the mistake may be corrected in the shot-clock period in which it occurred only when the referee has definite information relative to the mistake and time involved. Any activity after the mistake has been discovered shall be canceled, excluding any flagrant foul, intentional foul, or technical foul.
A.R. 36. The time on the game clock is 15:30 and the shot clock reads 0:30. A1 shoots the ball with five seconds on the shot clock and does not hit the ring or flange. The shot-clock operator, by mistake, resets the shot clock. No one notices the mistake by the shot-clock operator at this
time. When the game clock gets to 14:55, B2 commits a foul against A2. Now the officials get together and realize the shot-clock operator’s mistake. RULING: When the officials have definite knowledge as to a shot-clock operator’s mistake, it is permissible to rectify that mistake. In this case, since the officials have definite knowledge; they shall put five seconds back on the game clock, cancel the foul and award the ball to Team B at a designated spot nearest to where the ball became dead.