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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
ART. 4 . . . The jurisdiction of the officials is terminated and the final score has been approved when all officials leave the visual confines of the playing area.
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Yep.
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
But what exactly have you approved when you left the floor?
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Exactly what that text says--"the final score." Now if you wish to know what is the final score, then you must consult the rules book.
2-11-4
The scorer shall:
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Record the field goals made, the free throws made and missed, and
keep a running summary of the points scored.
2-11-11 . . .
Compare records with the visiting scorer after each goal, each foul,
each charged time-out, and end of each quarter and extra period, notifying the
referee at once of any discrepancy. If the mistake cannot be found, the referee shall
accept the record of the official scorebook, unless he/she has knowledge which
permits him/her to decide otherwise. If the discrepancy is in the score and the
mistake is not resolved, the referee shall accept the progressive team totals of the
official scorebook. A bookkeeping mistake may be corrected at any time until the
referee approves the final score. The scorebook of the home team shall be the
official book, unless the referee rules otherwise. The official scorebook shall
remain at the scorer’s table throughout the game, including all intermissions.
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
What you BELIEVED the score to be.
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From the above quoted rules, it is clear that the score is NOT what is on the board or what anyone believes the score to be, but rather is what is written in the progressive team totals of the official (home) scorebook.
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
You are approving one team as having won the game. Right or wrong, that is what was done and that is what the rule above says is final.
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That's not what the rule says. Don't twist the words. The rule which you quoted simply tells us when the game is officially over. It could mistakenly be declared over, which is the case when the score is tied. The rule which says which team has won the game is 5-3, and it states that the winning team is the one
which has accumulated the greater number of
points when the game ends. Points aren't accumulated by being posted on the scoreboard. They are what is written/marked in the official scorebook. So if neither team has a greater number of points therein when the game ends, then we can't just declare a winner. That isn't one of the assigned duties of the referee in rule 2.
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
What they tell you the book says or should have said after you're gone is not relevant.
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Not only is it relevant, but it is the determining factor BY RULE.
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
I don't know anyone that goes over to the book after the horn...we certainly check at a timeout/break before the game ends and that should generally take care of it. We make eye contact with the scorer on the way out and if there is something different that they have, they must get your attention before you clear the gym.
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That's the same process used in my area. So now what do we do in the situation under discussion?
It seems to me that we have a premature ending of the game that would nicely fit under the following rule:
5-4-3 . . .
Whenever a game is interrupted because of events beyond the
control of the responsible administrative authorities, it shall be continued from
the point of interruption unless the teams agree to terminate the game with the
existing score, or there are conference, league or state association rules to cover
the situation.