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Not sure who told you that at a women's camp, but that is not accurate. The diagram above is to give guidance to follow the rule book -- put the ball in play at the spot nearest the violation/foul/or where the ball was when it became dead. There is no exception for the backcourt. Unless there is something unique for NCAAM, this was unacceptable from a NCAA tournament experienced crew. Pretty much a mechanical breakdown from the time the whistle was blown -- the official killing the play did not immediately point to the spot before dealing with the timeout admin to the table and the subsequent monitor review. If he had, perhaps they would not have made the error. Again, this is unacceptable at this level/situation and all three on the crew should not advance on this error alone. Yes, it was a huge advantage for Missouri to get the ball OOB where they did.
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