I'm Impressed with The Officiating

[David Clausi]

About that whistle for the injured player during the UNC / Penn St. game ...

Q: at what point does the official blow the play dead when there is an injured player on the other side of the court?

My understanding was that as soon as the fast break was over and the ball pulled back, then the play would be blown dead ie. give the offensive team an opportunity to get a shot, but if they pull back, then blow the play dead.

It would not be fair to continue in a 5 on 4 situation which allows the offensive team to run a set offence.

It seemed that the official blew the play down when the ball was being moved away from the basket and the fast break threat (ie. not a set offense) was over.

I took a look in the Fed rule book for some direction on this topic, but could not find anything - anyone else find a reference to this situation?

I know the commentator (and the UNC coach, Doherty) were all over this, but it did seem like the fast break was off.

Comments?

Dave