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

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

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.

I agree with you about quickly stopping play as long as there isn't a scoring play in progress. Sometimes with only a couple of seconds remaining the team catches the throw-in pass and goes straight for the basket. You can't stop that in mid-stride.