Possession question

[Adam]

Originally Posted by finqb13

I'm not a bb official, but was asked about this instance. Buzzer goes off at the end of the 3rd quarter and the official calls for a jump ball. Arrow says team A. Teams go to benches and come back out for the 4th and team b is awarded possession of the ball. Team A got the throw in for the 3rd quarter. The argument was why didn't team A get the throw in for the 4th quarter after the official called a jump ball? Thank you.

This is how it should be. As others have noted, the official putting his thumbs in the air does not always result in the switching of the arrow. There are a lot of situations where a held ball can be ruled and the arrow would not switch.