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Basketball Registering Stats Referred Questions:
Forced jump ball with or without the possession cases

"... A Special Statistical Situation: What happens when a defender forces an offensive player into a jump ball situation?

What about the proper ruling and the statistical registration according to the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis
System ? ..."

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From the eBA Encyclopedia: "... a 'held ball' is a situation that occurs when two opposing players, an offensive player and a defensive player, become tangled and both share possession of the ball and neither can gain sole possession without being over-aggressive.

In the event of a held ball - the ball is blown dead -, an official must determine which team retains possession.

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To do this, he/she will stop play and either call for a jump ball or refer to the possession arrow, depending on the rules of the league: in the NBA, a jump ball is used to restart play, while college teams, FIBA & ULEB use the alternating-possession rule. ..."

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If your team loses possession of the ball as the result of a held ball, a ball turnover must be charged. The turnover is charged to the person who last has possession of the ball.
It is a good example of Forced Turnover or Forced Steal according to the eBA Statistics Creative Analysis Study Cases Book

See in our forum the 'basketball held ball' topics and the exposition "Basketball Turnovers Statistical Analysis" at eBA ONLINE.

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

This topic is resumed in the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis System
at the eBA Encyclopedia > eBA System

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