10 second rule

[jrms44]

I've seen both rulings on this, but cannot find "The Officail Rule".

A team presses in the backcourt forcing the offense to use 8 seconds of their 10 second limit.

The ball is then TIPPED out of bounds by the defense, still in the backcourt. Note they do not gain possession.

Does the offense have 2 seconds or a fresh 10 seconds to cross the mid stripe?

Like I've said, I have seen both rulings. But logically, it seems counterproductive to reset the clock and penalize the defense for doing a good job.

Note: After reviewing other responses I need to differentiate between the SHOT clock (30 seconds) and the TEN SECOND count. Under the 30 second rules, there may be a variance between the two "counts".

Any thoughts?

Bruce


[This message has been edited by jrms44 (edited February 23, 2000).]