Team control foul question

[frezer11]

Originally Posted by sj

A1 is dribbling at full speed towards the basket. At about the free throw line B1 cleanly slaps the ball away from behind and it goes directly into the hands of B2 who is positioned near the basket. Meanwhile B3 had established legal guarding position and A1, unable to stop, crashes into B3. B2 was in possession of the ball at the time of the contact. Is this a team control foul or not?

Based on your words in the OP, Team B is now in control, so no. Maybe if the loose ball and contact were very close together, and B3 bobbled, but even then, if B3 had control at any point short of contact, then it's a defensive foul on A1

[BryanV21]

Go over when team control is gained and lost.