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FIBA is very clear about unsporting fouls. FED and NCAA could be as well but I don't have those books in front of me and I've been working FIBA all summer.
An unsportsmanlike foul is a player contact foul which, in the judgement of an
official, is not a legitimate attempt to directly play the ball within the spirit and intent
of the rules.
36.1.2 The official must interpret the unsportsmanlike fouls consistently throughout the
game and to judge only the action.
36.1.3 To judge whether a foul is unsportsmanlike, the officials should apply the following
principles:
• If a player is making no effort to play the ball and contact occurs, it is an
unsportsmanlike foul.
• If a player, in an effort to play the ball, causes excessive contact (hard foul), it is
an unsportsmanlike foul.
• If a defensive player ca uses contact with an opponent from behind or laterally
in an attempt to stop a fast break and there is no opponent between the
offensive player and the opponents’ basket, it is an unsportsmanlike foul.
• If a player commits a foul while making a legitimate e ffort to play the ball
(normal play), it is not an unsportsmanlike foul.
copied directly from the FIBA book. Without having seen the play live it sounds like they official could have applied this ruling.
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