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Basketball rules

Rules of the NBA (National Basketball Association).

The period lengths are 12 minutes, there are four quarters.

If there is a tie at the end of the fourth quarter they will go into overtime which is five minutes long.

The time between quarters is 130 second or two minutes 10 seconds.

The length of halftime is 15 minutes.

The length of a full court is 94 feet by 50 feet.

The size of the lane is 16 feet by 19 feet.

The three point line is 23 feet and 9 inches away from the hoop.

It is 22 feet away in the corner.

The shot clock is the time a team has to shoot the ball, it is 24 seconds in the NBA.

A shot clock is reset after a field goal attempt hits the rim.

A field goal is the same thing as a shot.

The back court violation is eight seconds.

If you do not bring the ball past half court in the eight seconds they give you it is a back court violation.

The game clock stops after a successful field goal in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.

The limited number of fouls a player can commit in a single game is six personal fouls.

If a player gets fouled while shooting he is awarded with two free throws.

A bonus free throw is when the other team goes over the foul limit, you get to shoot an extra free throw.

The maximum number of players a team can have on the free throw lane is five. Three offensive and two defensive.

A jump ball occurs when two players from different teams are both holding on to the ball.

Goaltending is when a player shoots the ball and the player from the opposing team as it is in a downward motion.

The number of referees on the floor is three.

A personal foul is one player either fouls another player while he is shooting, dribbling, passing, receiving a pass, or just moving around trying to get open.

A Technical foul occurs when a player either talks back to a referee or brags to much during the game.

After a player commits a technical foul the other team gets to shoot one extra free throw.

After the shot the team gets the ball back whether he made it or not.

Timeouts-Game.

A team gets three full timeouts per half.

They also get one 20 second time out.

During overtime they get an additional three full timeouts.

The coaches and the players can call timeouts.

The referees can call timeouts when there is a problem with the clock or there is something wrong elsewhere.

The size of an official ball is 29 1/2 inches to 29 3/4 inches.

The across channels are 29 5/8 to 29 7/8.

The legal jersey numbers are all the numbers from 00-99

Rules of the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association)

The WNBA does not have four quarters they have two twenty minute halves.

If there is a tie at the end of the second half they will go into five minute over time.

The length of half time is 15 minutes.

The length of the court is 94 feet by 50 feet.

The size of the lane or key is 12 feet by 19 feet.

The the three point distance is 19 feet and 9 inches.

Shot clock violations occur when the team with the ball does not get a shot off that hits the rim in 30 seconds.

Shot clocks in the WNBA are reset after a team either makes the basket or hits the rim with there shot.

The players in the WNBA have ten seconds to advance the ball past half court.

If they do not do so it is a backcourt violation.

The game clock stops after a successful field goal in the last minute of the first and second half, it also stops in overtime.

The foul limit in the WNBA is also six.

A bonus free throw occurs on the eight foul of that half (two free throws) or on the third technical foul.

The number of players allowed on the free throw line is five (three offensive and two defensive).

Overtime permits one one 20 second timeout and one unused 20 second timeout left over from the second half.

The number of referees that ref a game are three.

The size of an official WNBA basketball is 29 inches in circumference.

The legal jersey numbers are 00 through 55.