The length of a basketball game varies by both the level of play and sometimes the individual league.

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Below are the standard lengths of basketball games at different levels:

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NBA Game Time:聽

Four 12 minute quarters.聽

Total time: 48 minutes聽

Overtime: 5 minutes

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WNBA Game Time:聽聽

Two 20-minute halves

Total game time: 40 minutes聽 for a total game time of forty minutes

Overtime: 5 minutes

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NCAA Game Time: Two twenty-minute halves in men鈥檚 college games, while women鈥檚 college games have four ten-minute quarters

Overtime: 5 minutes

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Highschool Basketball Game Time: Four eight-minute quarters, for a total of 32 mins. The real-time length of a high-school basketball game is approximately ninety minutes

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Overtime: 4 minutes

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FIBA Game Time: Four 10-minute quarters, for a total game time of 40 mins.

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Overtime: 5 minutes

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Time: 15 mins