Unmerited free throw

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

"As B1 is holding the ball for the ensuing throw-in" is the point of interuption ???

How can there be an "ensuing throw-in" from a free throw that was canceled?

NFHS 2-10-5: "ART. 5 . . . Points scored, consumed time and additional activity, which may occur prior to the recognition of an error, shall not be nullified. Errors because of free-throw attempts by the wrong player or at the wrong basket shall be corrected by applying 8-1 and 2."

There were no points scored, so that's not an issue. The clock won't have started, that's not an issue either. About the only argument for the throw-in being the POI is that it constitutes "additional activity". OTOH, the "right" answer to a "final" free throw ending without any clear team possession is the arrow. And since the throw-in from the unmerited free throw has not ended, it's not too late to correct this error as well.

That's my argument, and I'm sticking to it.