Do we shoot FT or is the game over?

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Sounds to me A34 is in the act of shooting...

What am I missing?

Originally Posted by GoodWillRef

...with the ball still in his hands the horn goes off ...

4-1-1 Definition of airborne shooter "...a player who has released the ball on a try..."

6-7-6 Dead Ball "The ball becomes dead, or remains dead, when time expires for a quarter or extra period." Exception if a try or tap is IN FLIGHT.

Now see 4-19-1 Note
"Contact after the ball has become dead is ignored unless it is ruled intentional or
flagrant or is committed by or on an airborne shooter."

So the rules say to ignore the contact (unless intentional or flagrant) when the ball becomes dead and then a player who is not an airborne shooter is fouled.