I found this definition to be rather what I had intended and decided to now find how the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn used the river in the context as a whole but more importantly as symbolism in the middles sections of Chapters 16-31.
The maximum time limit of the shot clock varies by level of play and league: The National Basketball Association has had a 24-second limit since first introducing the clock in the 1950s; and college basketball for both men and women has a 30-second limit.
An NBA game consists of four 12 minute quarters, for a total of 48 minutes, while an NCAA game consists of two 20 minute halves, for a total of 40 minutes. The duration of a basketball game depends on the league.