Clock doesn't start--Texas vs K-State

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Check the clock as you come up the floor to ensure that it starts properly. Have a 10-second count in the backcourt even when there are fewer than 10 seconds left in the quarter just in case you need definite knowledge for a timing error.

I've done this. In hind sight, I'd kill it as soon as I realized the clock hadn't started, remind them to start it, take the appropriate time off (likely around 3 seconds), and put the ball in play.
I ended up counting to five and ending the half with the offensive team not getting a shot off.