Table Authority and 5th Foul

[packersowner]

I was asked this question yesterday by a co-worker who attended a game the night before, now it has me thinking.


1. Player B1 commits a foul, official reports it, play resumes.
2. Team A throws the ball in, A1 scores a basket but while the ball is in flight, the table buzzes the horn.

Apparently the officials at that point stopped the game, confirmed the 5th foul on B1, B1 left the game, and the officials reset the action with Team A throwing the ball in from the original spot. Basket was not awarded.

My thinking is two-fold:

1. The table should not have buzzed the horn during the shot and should have waited until a dead ball, but it begs the question, "When does the table have authority to sound the horn and interrupt play?"

2. Secondly, based on how I read correctable errors, the basket should have counted. The DQ player would be removed and play would resume from the POI.

Finally, if the scenario continued on, how would you handle a sixth foul by Player B1 had he fouled on the play?