religious system revealed by Muhammad, 1818, from Arabic islam, literally submission (to the will of God), from root of aslama he resigned, he surrendered, he submitted, causative conjunction of salima he was safe, and related to salam peace..
Games are played in four quarters of 10 (FIBA) or 12 minutes (NBA). College men's games use two 20-minute halves, college women's games use 10-minute quarters, and United States high school varsity games use 8 minute quarters.
It's all basketball. The ball is the same. The hoops are still ten feet off the ground, and the foul line is still 15 feet from the backboard. But there are a lot of differences between the game as played in college and at the NBA level. Some of them are obvious; some are a lot more subtle. Here's a quick overview. Quarters vs. Halves