UCONN's Alex Oriakhi Free Throw Attempt Stays on the Rim

During a recent NCAA Men's basketball game featuring UCONN huskies versus West Virginia, Alex Oriakhi (#34 for the University of Connecticut) is shooting a free-throw with the game tied at 22 to 22.

He has one heck of a soft touch on his shot. Because the ball bounces on the rim and stays on the back-plate. The announcers were surprised, and in my 35 years of watching basketball I have never seen this happen--I didn't even think it was possible.

It's not that the ball was wedged between the rim and the backboard---no the round ball was perfectly balanced on the back-plate. In situations like this, I believe the officials regard the play as a jump ball and look towards the possession arrows to see who gets in-bound the basketball.