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Old Wed Jan 04, 2012, 12:14pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by Rufus View Post
I don't call college so this is largely academic, but can someone explain why the backboard clock/light supersedes the game clock in this situation? I've read the rule posted by tjones and it only says that the LED lights will be used only if the game clock isn't visible. In this case the game clock(s) were visible but disagreed.

I guess the question is, does the first-stated rule - that the red backboard light ends the period - take precedence over the subsection (b) rule?
No.

In order -- game clock (not the "superimposed clock on the ESPN screen"), red lights, horn.
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