Late Game Situation

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Absolutely fair question. My definite knowledge is that the game is not over. I know that there was time left on the clock when the whistle sounded. So if the game is definitely not over, the issue is not whether to put time back on the clock, but how much.

Even in a 9-point game, if it's obvious that the whistle came first, I think I would adjust the clock.

You definitely should NOT do this!
You should follow the rules and accept that a timing error occurred and that you can't fix it without definite knowledge.

Change the situation to the middle of the 2nd Qtr. A travel is called and the timer fails to stop the clock. A substitution occurs and clock is still running when you look up and see it at 4:23 and counting down. Neither your partner(s) nor the table crew has any info to help. In an NFHS game what time do you have placed on the clock?
The correct answer is 4:23 because that is what you saw even though you know that more time ran off. By rule, you can't guess and restore more time.