Thoughts ?

[Chess Ref]

I was watching this game, talked to the officials afterwards and wanted some thoughts on this play.

Home team up by 4. Visitors get a TO and ball is inbounded on sidelines. There is 6.8 seconds left in game.

V pass ball in hit a 3,down by 1, now. When the ball went through the basket the clock guy stopped the clock. Ref notices the stopped clock. Blows his whistle. They get the clock guy on board. H then has a throw in and gane ends.

Ref told me the H team coach was pissed because he thought they should have just done a manual count instead of stopping play allowing the other team to set up on defense.

What say you.