Correction for the length of a Basketball game

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How long is 720 seconds?

It's about one-fourth as long as a Basketball game

The length of a Basketball game is about 2,880 seconds.

(NBA regulation; playing time only)

Per National Basketball Association rules , a basketball game (without an overtime) consists of four periods of 720 seconds each, for a total of 2,880 seconds of playing time. The first basketball game, played in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played in 1,800 seconds and ended with a score of 1-0.

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APA Style (7th 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=s&amt=720&i=144.

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