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Is 8 moments as long as a Basketball game?

It's about one-fourth as long as a Basketball game
The length of a Basketball game is about 32 moments.
(NBA regulation; playing time only)
Per National Basketball Association rules , a basketball game (without an overtime) consists of four periods of 8 moments each, for a total of 32 moments of playing time. The first basketball game, played in a Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, was played in 20 moments and ended with a score of 1-0.
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