Tip Ball. UNC/NCState

[MOofficial]

The camera caught the jist of this play in the first half.

It was NCStates ball on the baseline for the throw in. States player throws it in and the guy he was throwing it to missed the ball and tipped it(atleast from the camera view that is what happened, so for this thats what we are using). After the tip it went into the backcourt.

Here is my question: It was ruled a backcourt call, but if im not mistaken, just becase the ball is tipped by a player that does not count as team control in the front court, therefore the player should of been allowed to go into the backcourt and retrieve the ball without any violation? Is that the way it is, or am I just totally wrong?

[jdw3018]

I also saw this play while doing a couple other things, but I'm 99% positive the ball was inbounded to another player, then passed out top where it was tipped into the backcourt. From what I saw, it was a good call.

You are correct in your understanding of the rule, though. Team control must be established in the frontcourt before a backcourt violation can be committed.

[MOofficial]

I knew there had to be something else, the camera didn't get the whole play so thats what I was going off of