I had a couple of sudden death games last summer. One ended with a FT and the other ended with a jumper. Both were rather anti-climactic, but it's summer ball where staying on the schedule is more important.

Yep. Or any summer league as well.

Peace

The man who assigned me this game said that sudden death was also part of the regular season at one time. He emailed me the following, which I'm copying here with his permission...
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First High School Game I coached in was in November of 61 and it was at Stearns and we played a sudden death game.

The rule back then was play a 3 minute overtime if the score was tied at the end of regulation. If it was still tied after the 3 minute overtime, then we went to sudden death, which was the first team to score two consecutive points. Examples a field goal, 2 foul shots.

Did not have to win by 2, just score 2 consecutive points. Like team A score 1 foul shot, and then if team B scored a field goal or 2 foul shots then the game ended, that was sudden death.

I was coaching at Fort Fairfield and we got the tip, posted up our best foul shooter and he got fouled, made both free throws and we won.

Had to be a league rule of some kind, Bainsey. We had one rural high school league back then that played no OT's during the regular season because all of the kids that were bussed. Tie games counted. I officiated back then and I don't remember the OT rule rule having any restrictions and I also remember doing or seeing several 2/3 OT games.

FYI - the "sudden death" rule for OT goes back as far as Dr. Naismith. Here's rule 13 of the 13 original rules of basketball:

13) The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner. In case of a draw the game may, by agreement of the captains, be continued until another goal is made.

Buses had been invented by then? :eek:

They scored a basket to go back up 2. :cool: For that type, I'll take away my coaching box for the rest of the night. :p

For that type what? :D