NFHS - End of Game Situation

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Uhmmm...you did read the addendum to the OP that La Rikardo asked, right?

This: "In situations with the clock running and five or less seconds left in the game, a throw-in plane violation or interfering with the ball following a goal should be ignored if its only purpose is to stop the clock. "

Along with the fact that we have positive knowledge of when the basket went in and can chop the next 5 seconds if we have to ...

Game over.

Any other solution and you're giving benefit where the rules do not intend to both the guy that ran off with the ball and the scorekeeper trying to cheat.