Inbounds Play Deflection

[referee99]

BV with a couple of minutes to go in quarter 2, A1 driving for layup in open court, B1 jumps with him, ball goes in the basket and both players' momentum carries them off of the court.

B1 grabs the ball quickly and passes straight up court to a waiting B2. A1, after the lay-in quickly scrambles to get back on the court. After B1 releases the throw-in pass, A1 contacts the ball and deflects it on to the court.

My partner, Lead then new Trail calls a violation on the throw-in, saying B1 was out-of-bounds and that we have a Delay of Game warning Team A. I'm C on during all action. I go to my partner and ask if B1 had released the ball when it was touched. He says yes and we move on.

At halftime we talk about it. We both agree that B1 had not established inbounds, but that he touched the ball after it was released and that when contacted the ball was on the inbounds side of the end line. We agree it should have been simply an out of bounds violation.

When we return in to start the 3rd period, we inform both coaches no DOG violation and have it 'struck from the record'. Both coaches have nothing to say. Thoughts on our 'creativity' here?