While the NCAA has worked to close the differences in men's and women's college basketball in the NCAA Tournament, there are still some disparities when it comes to the rules. In women's tournaments, ...

It's the same sport, but men's and women's college basketball have different rules. With both the 2025 men's and women's NCAA Tournaments now underway, fans who are tuning in for the first time this ...

When basketball was first invented, the sport was played in two 15-minute halves with a five-minute break in between. Soon after, it evolved into two 20-minute halves. The longer halves meant less ...

Men's college basketball is interesting because it is the only basketball in the world that plays halves instead of quarters. Women's college basketball, the NBA, and all basketball outside of the ...

Ten years after women's college basketball switched from two halves to four quarters, the NCAA is taking steps toward making the same change for men's games at some point. A release from the NCAA ...

NCAA rulemakers will discuss several potential changes to men's college basketball ahead of the 2025-26 season, including limitations on coach's challenges and potentially playing halves rather than ...

The Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors voted 12-7 Monday to drop 8-minute quarters in favor of 18-minute halves in boys and girls basketball games beginning with the 2005-06 ...