College basketball games typically last about 2 hours. Here’s a breakdown of how the game is structured:
– Regulation time: A standard game consists of two 20-minute halves (for men’s college basketball) or four 10-minute quarters (for women’s college basketball).
– Halftime: There is a 15-minute halftime break between the first and second halves.
– Timeouts: Each team gets a certain number of timeouts during the game, which can extend the total duration. Teams are allowed four timeouts (in men’s basketball), and there are also TV timeouts for televised games.
– Overtime: If the game is tied at the end of regulation, there will be overtime periods. Each overtime period is 5 minutes long, and games can go into multiple overtime periods until a winner is determined.
So, while the regulation time is about 1 hour (40 minutes for women’s basketball, 60 minutes for men’s), the total time with stoppages, timeouts, and potential overtime usually takes around 2 hours or slightly more.
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