Free throw

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

With reference to the OP, if the clock operator/official knows that time remains, he will consult with the referee and put time back on the clock ...

Re-read the original post. There's no indication that an error, or a delay, occurred. Nor is there any indication that the automatic horn was turned off.

This is one of those extremely rare times in an officiating career when the clock shows all zeros, but the horn hasn't sounded. While no time shows on the scoreboard clock, more time does exist within the internal mechanism of the system. For a scoreboard that doesn't shows tenths of a second, the remaining time may be tenths of a second. For a scoreboard that shows tenths of a second, the remaining time may be hundredths of a second. Some modern consoles may show the split-second remaining time, other won't.

There is no NFHS rule that tells us to add time to the "scoreboard" clock in such circumstances. If the "scoreboard" clock can't show tenths of a second, then it can't show tenths of a second. If the "scoreboard" clock can't show hundredths of a second, then it can't show hundredths of a second. We don't "substitute" on the "scoreboard" clock a second for a tenth of a second, or a tenth of a second for an hundredth of a second. We just tell the coaches that there is a split second remaining (known, or unknown), and finish playing the period.