9.8 seconds left in the 3rd Quarter, Blue Team with a throw-in in the backcourt, left sideline. I bounce the ball to the thrower who inbounds to a teammate with pressure from the White Team. There is another pass which the White Team intercepts as I am moving up court. I look at the clock which is still at 9.8 seconds and the scorer is sleeping. Another 1-2 seconds expire when I again stop officiating and look at the clock. Amazingly it is still at 9.8 seconds. I blow my whistle stopping play.
I confer with my partners and they agree that White Team had the ball when I blew the action dead. I inform the coach that since we have no definite knowledge of how much time was consumed, we would have a White Team throw-in and the clock would stay at 9.8 seconds. Of course the Blue Team coach wants the ball back for another throw-in since no time has been run off the clock. I refuse his request. Comments?
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Thu Feb 10, 2000, 11:18pm
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