Administrative "T"

[Terrapins Fan]

I called one the other night. First one ever. 9 years.....

Here's the situation. less than 1 minute before the start of the game home coach comes to me ( I am the R on a 3 man crew ) and says " there is an error in the book. There is no number 45 on their team but there is a 53 who is not listed but on the bench. I looked and sure enough home coach was right.

#53 usually wears number 45 when she plays up on varsity. But she didn't bring her uniform thinking she wasn't going to play up. They gave her #53 in the locker room. Book keeper didn't know it.

So I go to my partner who had 16 years experience and asked, " Do I have to penalize this now?" He said, "yes, when it is discovered" I thought the same thing.

But I also thought we might not penalize it until she entered the game....we did it then and Home team got 2 FT and the ball at mid court. They got 1 point out of the deal and won the game by 20 points in the end.

What do you think? When should the "T" have been called? BTW, the player never entered the game.