In a standard FIBA (International) game, how many quarters are played, and how long is each quarter?
Four 10-minute quarters
The question asks about the format of a standard game under FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, which is the world governing body whose rules apply to the Olympics, World Cups and most international competition.
Under FIBA rules a game is divided into four quarters, and each quarter lasts 10 minutes of playing time.
Multiplying gives four quarters of 10 minutes each, so regulation time totals 40 minutes, with overtime periods of 5 minutes added if the score is tied.
The 12-minute option describes the NBA, the American professional league, where four 12-minute quarters make a longer 48-minute game, so it does not answer a FIBA question.
The two 20-minute halves format belongs to US college basketball played under NCAA rules, which splits the game into halves rather than quarters, so that option is also wrong.
Eight-minute quarters are not used at the standard senior international level, ruling out that choice as well.
Hence the correct FIBA format is Four 10-minute quarters.
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