Correction for the length of a Basketball game

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How long is 15 minutes?

It's about three-tenths as long as a Basketball game

The length of a Basketball game is about 48 minutes.

(NBA regulation; playing time only)

Per National Basketball Association rules , a basketball game (without an overtime) consists of four periods of 12 minutes each, for a total of 48 minutes of playing time. The first basketball game, played in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played in two 15-minute halves and ended with a score of 1-0.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the length of a Basketball game. Retrieved December 10, 2024 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=m&amt=15&i=144

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MLA Style (8th Ed.)

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the length of a Basketball game." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=time&unit=m&amt=15&i=144.

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