Technical to End First Half

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Originally Posted by rekent

And just out of curiosity, why is this the case? If the official had held his whistle for another second or two until after the horn to blow the tech so it was technically during intermission (the player's berating of the official began prior to the horn and continued after the horn) team B would have gotten the shots and the ball and maintained AP, but because he blew it prior to or simultaneous with the horn, team B does not get the full benefit provided by the penalty.

Because the penalty for the T is possession now. But since there's no time left they don't get the penalty. Similarly if time expires at roughly the same moment the ball goes out of bounds, the penalty doesn't amount to much. Or if a player travels as time expires. Etc.