[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by rfp

The actual sequence of events:

1. Ball held across plane by A1.
2. B1 contacts ball on the inbounds side of the plan, dislodging ball from A1's hands.
3. Ball becomes loose inbounds.
4. Official, sensing something wrong happened, blows whistle inadvertently.

rfp:

Based upon what you just wrote. I would say that Team A gets the ball for a non-AP Throw-in. Why? Because B1's slapping the ball ended Team A's AP Throw-in, but did not end Team A's Team Control of the Ball. The inadvertent whistle made the ball Dead while Team A was in control of the ball.

MTD, Sr.