7 points in a championship game....7 dang points?!

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

I have thought about this game a bunch since reading the post and watching the 2nd quarter in fast forward. What are your thoughts about calling this game a forfeit due to making the game an actionless contest? Reading the rule below there is nothing specific in the examples, in fact most refer to dead ball situations. Just curious about your thoughts, and Stripes would you have done anything diferently after having a chance to think about it?

Rule: 10-1-5


ART. 5

Allow the game to develop into an actionless contest, this includes the following and similar acts:

a. When the clock is not running consuming a full minute through not being ready when it is time to start either half.

b. Delay the game by preventing the ball from being made promptly live or from being put in play. See 7-5-1 and 8-1-2 for the resumption-of-play procedure to use after a time-out or the intermission between quarters. The procedure is used prior to charging a technical foul in these specific situations.

c. Commit a violation of the throw-in boundary-line plane, as in 9-2-10, after any team warning for delay.

d. Contact with the free thrower or a huddle of two or more players in the lane by either team prior to a free throw following any team warning for delay.

e. Interfering with the ball following a goal after any team warning for delay.

f. Not having the court ready for play following any time-out after any team warning for delay.

Of the six acts listed, which would be even close to what happened in this game?

It's not an official's job to inject himself into areas like this. The current rules allow a team to hold the ball all 8 minutes of each quarter if they like.

[APG]

There's no rule that prevents a team from not playing basketball by holding the ball for 8 minutes.