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.
NCAA games are comprised of two 20-minute halves. 1  In both the NBA and NCAA, an overtime period is five minutes. 2  An NBA three is taken from 23'9 (or 22 in the corners). 3  Once in the double-bonus, fouling to stop the clock is a riskier play.