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Basketball Registering Stats Referred Questions:
Simultaneous Fouls and the Alternating Possession Rule

"... A1 attempts a 3-point jump shot and is fouled by B1 before landing on the court. While the ball is in the air A2 fouls B2 whilst attempting to get position for the rebound.

Both teams are in the bonus. There is an interval of not less than a second between the whistle of each official.

What about the proper ruling and the statistical registration in the eBA System ? ..."

This situation must be regarded simultaneous fouls by definition. As we know, in case of simultaneous fouls there is no free throws shooting.

The official goes to the point of interruption to decide which team had control of the ball and where they would get the ball.

Photograph: Los Angeles Times

In this play neither team had control of the ball because it was in the air, therefore the official applies to the alternating possession procedure to determine which team have control for the throw in, in a spot which must be nearest to where the ball became dead.

eBA Statistical Registration=
If the alternating possession rule is in favour of the team which had the ball control ( in the example, Team A ), we register only the committed fouls and the same possession goes on.

If the alternating possession rule is in favour of the team which had not the ball control ( in the example, Team B ), we register the committed fouls, a team steal for Team B and a Team TO against Team, in order to begin a new possession.

See in our forum the 'simultaneous fouls' topics and the exposition "Basketball Fouls Statistical Analysis" at eBA ONLINE.

All the terms in this answer are explained widely at The Global Basketball Encyclopedia and in eBA ONLINE.

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