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.
a basketball game nba is technically only 48 minutes however with half time timeouts fouls and close games a basketball game is actually around 2 1 2 hoursthe game is divided into 4 quarters each 12 minutes long should the score be tied at the end of the fourth quarter the game will go into a 5 minute overtime periodshould the game be tied at the end of overtime there will be a 5 minute second overtime and so oncollege basketball games are 40 minutes with no quarters but instead two 20 minute halvesif the score is tied at the end of regulation the game will proceed into a five minute bonus period called overtime similar to the nbahould the game be tied at the end of overtime there will be a 5 minute second overtime and so on college basketball games are 40 minutes with no quarters but instead two 20 minute halves