Allowing a game to end Prematurely

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I had a rec game this past weekend where the losing team was behind by 18 pts and the winning team was simply passing the ball around with : 50 seconds left on the clock.

The losing coach then turned to me and stated that he would like the game stopped since there was no way he would come back and since the other team was simply passing the ball and 'not playing' he felt that it was best to 'call the game'.

I obliged him and the league representatives thought it was not a good idea and we should have played out the remaining time. Even if the losing team left the court.

I realize this was a rec-ball game, but I wanted to get opinions/rules on this in the event it would hold also for a H.S. game?

Thanks much in advance for the information.