Two fouls...clear the lane?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

There are two reasons to clear the lane:

*end of a period, or
*already determined who will get the ball after the last free throw (such as a technical or intentional foul).

I believe the latter applies to the sitch.

Really, there's only one reason to clear the lane, spelled out in 8-1-3:
If the ball is to become dead when the last FT for a specific penalty is not successful, players shall not occupy any spaces along the freethrow lane.