ND-SFA Last Basket

[Multiple Sports]

Originally Posted by JetMetFan

It's one of those great circular rules and it's the same in NCAA and NFHS.


(The NCAAM's wording should be the same, though the rule #s might be slightly different)

So, the count begins when the ball is at the disposal...and the ball is at the disposal when it's available to a player and the count begins. I call it the chicken or the egg rule.

At any rate, common sense will play into a situation such as SFA/ND. SFA is getting its bearings after giving up an emotionally devastating FG. There was definitely a lot of time taken between the FG and a player retrieving the ball but that time also allowed ND to set up its defense. One could say the delay was more advantageous to ND since it was setting up its defense in front of its own bench while SFA's head coach was - at best - 66 feet away from the player making the throw-in.

JMF - You nailed this one perfectly. Let's keep out of this one as long as we possible can. Great game management !!!!!