Why do men's and women's NCAA Tournament games have different formats? Men's games are two 20-minute halves, while women's ...

Women's college basketball games run four quarters, while men's games consist of two halves. Learn more about NCAA game ...

After trailing for much of the night, the Atlanta Hawks made a game of it against the Houston Rockets in the 4th quarter.

In a women's basketball game, each quarter is 10 minutes, which equals 40 minutes, the same as two 20-minute halves in a men's game. Halftime for a women's game is 15 minutes. The rule designation ...

While men's and women's basketball games are the same length (40 minutes), the way they get there differs. Women's basketball has four 10-minute quarters, compared to two 20-minute halves for men ...