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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
But it's fair to expect that team can rely on the running clock to gauge how much time they have left.
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Absolutely. Here's why I look at this situation this way. The officials screwed up first and foremost by letting it get this far. Blowing the whistle you are negating the defensive effort. by not blowing the whistle you are showing an incorrect amount of time on the clock. Now if the game is out of hand and this possession doesn't matter then of course blow it dead and fix the issue.
My reasoning is for a game that is either tied or the team with the ball has the last possession and still has a chance at winning the game in their next possession.
If this were to happen say any other time of the game then blow it dead and fix the clock ASAP. apologize to defensive coach for the crew's lapse in clock management and move on quickly.