RULE 4 - SECTION 36
POINT OF INTERRUPTION

ART. 1 . . . Method of resuming play due to an official’s inadvertent whistle, an interrupted game, as in 5-4-3, a correctable error, as in 2-10-6, a double personal, double technical or simultaneous foul, as in 4-19-8 and 4-19-10.

ART. 2 . . . Play shall be resumed by one of the following methods:

a. A throw-in to the team that was in control:

1. In the frontcourt at one of the four designated spots nearest to where the ball was located when the interruption occurred. (Diagram 5)

2. In the backcourt at an out-of-bounds spot nearest to where the ball was located when the interruption occurred.

b. A free throw or a throw-in when the interruption occurred during this activity or if a team is entitled to such.

c. A jump ball or alternating-possession throw-in when neither team is in control and no goal, infraction, nor end of quarter/extra period is involved when the game is interrupted.

ART. 3 . . . When the ball remains live after a violation or foul (as in 4-19-8) during a try for goal, the point of interruption is determined to be when the ball becomes dead following the violation or foul.

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