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Officials' Jurisdiction
A.R. 3.Team A is ahead by one point. The game-ending horn sounds with the ball loose at the division line. Clearly after playing time has expired, A1 retrieves the ball and dunks into his or her basket. The referee, who is near the free throw line, on his or her way to the scorers’ table to check/approve the final score, sees this action by A1 and assesses a (women) player/substitute or (men) a CLASS B technical foul. Team A’s coach pushes
The referee after the technical foul is called. The referee assesses a flagrant technical to Team A’s coach, ejects the coach and awards Team B four free throws.

RULING: The referee is correct. The officials’ jurisdiction does not end until the approval of the final score. Until the officials’ jurisdiction ends, an official may call a technical foul, correct a correctable error (Rule 2-12), or correct a bookkeeping mistake by the official scorer. (Rule 2-4.4)

A.R. 4. The officials leave the playing area at the end of the game and while they are in the locker room, it is discovered that there is a mistake in the score or that there was a request for a correctable error (Rule 2-12).

RULING: When the officials leave the visual confines of the playing court, the score has been approved and the game is over. (Rule 2-4.4)

A.R. 5.When an official is required to hand/bounce the ball to the thrower-in, is it the duty of the official to wait until both teams are ready before doing so?

RULING: No. The purpose of the rule requiring the official to hand/ bounce the ball to the thrower-in in situations other than after a timeout is to indicate clearly which team is entitled to the throw-in after the official has given the direction signal and other necessary information. Teams are expected to be ready for all normal play situations. When the official inadvertently indicates the wrong team for a throw-in and discovers the error before play is resumed, the official should withhold the ball from play to permit the players to re-deploy themselves. The officials should not permit unusual delays to allow a team to set up a scoring play in the front court or to permit a specific player to take the ball for a throw-in. (Rule 2-7.14)

Duties of Scorers
A.R. 6.B1 commits a fifth foul [any combination of personal and (men) CLASS A technical fouls; (women) all technical fouls], which results in two free throws for A1. The official scorer and official timer fail to notify any of the game officials that a fifth foul has been committed. When the scorers realize the mistake, they inform the official timer to sound the game-clock horn. The official timer sounds the device as the first free throw is made or missed. The referee asks the scorers’ table personnel to explain the problem. The referee is advised that B1 has committed five fouls, after which the referee advises the coach and player of Team B that B1 has five fouls. The coach replaces B1.

RULING: Play shall be resumed with the second free throw by A1. There is no additional penalty assessed for the official scorer’s and timer’s mistake in failing to notify the officials of B1’s fifth foul. (Rule 2-9.4)

A.R. 7.A player who has committed a fifth foul [any combination of personal fouls, (men) CLASS A technical fouls and (women) all technical fouls] continues to play because the scorers have failed to notify the officials.

RULING: As soon as the scorers discover the irregularity, they should sound the game-clock horn after (or as soon as) the ball is in control of the offending team or is dead. The disqualified player shall be removed immediately. Any points that may have been scored while such a player was illegally in the game shall count. When other aspects of the error are correctable, such as permitting the wrong player to attempt a free throw, see Rule 2-12. (Rule 2-9.4)