• Format: Each team plays every other team in its pool once (3 games per team)
• Scoring: 
  • Win = 2 points
  • Loss = 1 point
• Tiebreakers:
  1. Head-to-head result
  2. Point differential
  3. Points scored

• Semifinals:
  • SF1: Group A 1st vs Group B 2nd
  • SF2: Group B 1st vs Group A 2nd
• Finals & 3rd Place:
  • Winners -> Championship
  • Losers -> 3rd place match

• Half Court, one basket           
• 3 Players + 1 sub per team 
• 15 second shot clock     

• Inside arc = 1 point
• Beyond arch = 2 points
• Free throws
  • 1-point shot fould -> 1FT
  • 2-point shot fould -> 2FTs
  • Team fouls 7+ -> 2 FTs on every defense foul
• First to 21 points wins if achieved before 15 minutes

Live Ball Begins When:

• Ball is checked and handed back to offense
• Ball is rebounded after a missed shot
• Ball is stolen
• Ball is cleared beyond the arc

Deab Ball Occurs When:

• A basket is made
• Referee whistles (foul, violation)
• Ball goes out of bounds
• End of period/game
• During check-ball

After a Made Basket

• No inbound
• Defense immediately gets ball under the hoop
• Must clear it beyond the arc

After Defensive Rebound, Steal, Block

• Must Clear beyond the arc before shooting

After Violation, Foul, Ouf-of-Bounds

• Check-ball at top of the arc

A team must clear the ball when they gain possession on defense.

A possession is cleared when:

1. Player holds the ball with both feet outside the arc, OR
2. A pass is made from inside -> to a teammate outside the arc.

Shooting without clearing the ball is violation.

Team Fouls

• 6 fouls -> Next foul puts team in penalty
• 7, 8, 9 fouls -> Offense gets 2 free throws
• 10+ fouls -> 2 free throws + possession

Unsportsamlike / Technical

• Unsportmanlike -> 2TFs + possession
• Technical -> 1FT, no possession (game continues with check-ball)

• No Jump balls
• Alternating possession rule
• Start of game decided by coin toss:
  • Winner chooses ball first OR which basket to defend.
  • First live ball begins with check-ball.

• Only during dead ball before the check-ball.
• Exchange is done simply by tagging, no horn or table approval needed.

• 15 secods to attempt a shot.
• Shot must hit the rim.
• If the defense deflects the ball out of bounds, the offense gets a new 15.

Number and Duration

• Each team is allowed 1 timeout per game
• Duration: 30 seconds.

When a Timeout Can Be Called

• Only during a dead ball situation.

• Examples of dead-ball situations:

  • After a made basket (before clearing the ball)

  • After a foul (before free throws or after free throws if the ball is still dead)

  • After the ball goes out of bounds

• Cannot call a timeout during a live ball possession (while the ball is being dribbled or passed).

• 15 minutes playing time
• If tied -> Overtime
  • First to 2 points wins
  • Every OT foul -> 2 free throws