Ball to the wrong team

[jmaellis]

I'm R (not that it means anything, it's just how the game was assigned. I'm a 1st year HS official, I think my partner has 2 or 3 years under his belt). I am trail, partner is lead. Second quarter with Team A in their front court near the basket. A1 throws to A2, pass is deflected OOB by B1 at the end line about 1/2 way between the basket and the corner, .9 on the clock. The score was 20/21 in favor of Team B.

Partner administers throw in, but for some reason gives it to Team B. I don't notice and in the blink of an eye the ball is inbounded, B1 heaves it and time has expired (no basket).

Team A coach tells me what happened, I confirm it with my partner. He acknowledges that he saw the ball come off of B1 and go OOB; he doesn't know why he gave the ball to Team B.

Coach A wants .9 put back on the clock and the ball for a throw at the end line.

I told Coach A that she is right, her team should have had the ball, but it's a non-correctable error and a "do over" isn't allowed. I get a "that's horrible" and Coach A and company march off to the locker room for half time.

Would anybody else have handled it any differently?