The NCAA rule is clearly talking about playing action. This is not playing action, this is a player trying to make a throw in while running into an already fallen player. If that is the case, then this should only be a technical foul as the contact took place out of bounds with a thrower. That would be a very far-fetched interpretations as none of the contact took place in what the rule actually addresses. I have no problem with the result as the thrower is mostly at fault. If he had of waited or ran to another part of the end line area, he would not have fallen over the Indiana player.
Peace
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Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
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