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

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    Men's basketball plays two 20-minute halves with several media timeouts to get players to rest, while the women play four 10-minute quarters. The quarter format is something basketball fans are ...

  3. Half-time - Wikipedia

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    Half-time (also written halftime or half time) is the name given to the interval between the two halves of the match. Typically, after half-time, teams swap ends of the field of play in order to reduce any advantage that may be gained from wind or a slope to the playing surface, for example.

  4. College basketball - Wikipedia

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    Women's basketball changed from 20-minute halves to 10-minute quarters. In women's basketball, bonus free throws come into effect on the fifth team foul in a quarter; all bonus free throw situations result in two free throws. The women's rule regarding timeouts within 30 seconds of a scheduled media timeout was extended to the men's game. 2016–17

  5. NBA Commish Adam Silver says he supports the idea of ...

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    College basketball is 40 minutes." At one point, Silver cited the length of games played in other leagues around the world. ... College basketball games in the U.S. are divided into 20-minute halves.

  6. Playing period - Wikipedia

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    The playing period is a division of time in a sports or games, in which play occurs. [1] Many games are divided into a fixed number of periods, which may be named for the number of divisions (e.g., a half or a quarter).

  7. Rules of basketball - Wikipedia

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    In the Men's leagues, such as the NBA, men's college basketball, and high school, they use a size seven basketball. This is a ball with a 29.5 inch circumference weighing 22 oz. [7] In the Women's basketball leagues, such as the WNBA, women's college basketball, and high school, they use a size 6 ball.

  8. 2009 NBA All-Star Game - Wikipedia

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    The game was divided into two twenty-minute halves, similar to college basketball. The participating players were chosen by voting among the league's assistant coaches. The Rookies team includes the first overall draft pick in 2008 NBA draft, Derrick Rose.

  9. 1981 Bradley vs. Cincinnati men's basketball game - Wikipedia

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    The shot clock had not yet been introduced in NCAA basketball. Nine players recorded 60 or more minutes of playing time. [2] Two players—Bradley's center Donald Reese and Cincinnati's guard Bobby Austin—each played 73 minutes, jointly setting the NCAA all-time single game minutes played record. [2] [5]