Good point. I actually didn’t pay attention to whether DO was in the restricted area or not. But, i don’t think it mattered in this case. I don’t think your understanding of the charge/block rules inside the restricted area are necessarily correct. First, I don’t think you meant automatic charge (on the offensive player). I think you meant automatic blocking foul (on the defender). Regardless, I admit to not having full knowledge of that particular rule, but for example, I think it only applies to a secondary defender attempting to draw a charge on an advancing player. I don’t think it applies to a primary defender. Either way, not a huge deal, it was just one play in a game that was already decided.