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  2. Playing period - Wikipedia

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    Some sports, like volleyball or tennis are divided into a predetermined number of "sets", and the match ends when a team or individual wins the required number of sets (e.g. winning 3 sets in a best of 5). A set is usually won when a number of points is achieved by one of the competitors (25 points in volleyball or 6 games in tennis, for ...

  3. Quarters vs Halves: Explaining why men's, women's college ...

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    "Four quarters instead of two halves: Men's college basketball is the only visible form of the game in the world that does not have quarters. It is not a question of remaining unique. It is not a ...

  4. Elam Ending - Wikipedia

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    Games during the G League Winter Showcase, held in December in Las Vegas, employed the Elam Ending after 3 quarters, with the target score set by adding 25 to the leading team's (or tied teams') score. [1] The World Basketball League (1988–1992) used a seven-point Elam period to decide games that were tied after four quarters of play.

  5. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    References 0–9 2-for-1 A strategy used within the last minute of a period or quarter, in which the team with possession times its shot to ensure that it will regain possession with enough time to shoot again before time runs out. Applicable in competitions that use a shot clock (all except NFHS in most US states). 3-and-D Any player, typically not a star, who specializes mainly in three ...

  6. A much-needed rule change has made college basketball a much ...

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    More college basketball teams are scoring more points in 2023-24 thanks to a rule change that has made the game cleaner and more exciting. More college basketball teams are scoring more points in ...

  7. The Playlist: Week 5 fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups ...

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    Over the past 14 days, Dosunmu has provided fantasy managers with 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 3s while shooting 49% from the field and 92% from the line on three attempts per ...

  8. Basketball - Wikipedia

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    Olympic pictogram for basketball. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end ...

  9. The Playlist: Week 6 fantasy basketball waiver wire pickups ...

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    Brandon Miller averaged 33.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.3 steals with 56/56/100 shooting splits — finishing second in 9-cat leagues Kristaps Porzingis (ankle) beat his timeline to ...