Duration of Basketball Game

 Games are played in four quarters of 10 (FIBA) or 12 minutes (NBA). College men's games use two 20-minute halves, college women's games use 10-minute quarters, and most United States high school varsity games use 8-minute quarters; however, this varies from state to state.

What is the duration of a game of basketball?

The average length of a basketball game in the NBA lasts anywhere from 2-3 hours after factoring in team timeouts, clock stoppages for substitutions, replay reviews, shooting fouls, TV timeouts for commercial breaks, halftime breaks, breathers and other stoppages. Most game lengths are about two and a half hours

What is the concept of a basketball game?

Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent's goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket.

What Are the Rules of Basketball?

• Only five players per team on the court. ...
• Score more than your opponent to win. ...
• Score within the shot clock. ...
• Dribbling advances the ball. ...
• The offense has five seconds to inbound the ball. ...
• The offense must advance the ball. ...
• Ball and ballhandler must remain inbounds.

What is the duration of substitution in basketball?

After a basket is scored in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or extra period, only the team who has been scored against may initiate a substitution. The other team may then make a sub. Subs should not take longer than 15sec.

What is the original rule of basketball?

On 15 January 1892, James Naismith published his rules for the game of "Basket Ball" that he invented: The original game played under these rules was quite different from the one played today as there was no dribbling, dunking, three-pointers, or shot clock, and goal tending was legal.

What is the duration of a basketball match both before and after the break?

BBC Sport Academy | Basketball | Rules | Basics | The basics: duration. The game consists of four quarters of 10 minutes each. There is a two minute interval between the first and second period, and also between the third and fourth period. There is a 15-minute break at half-time.