INDIANAPOLIS – On Monday, June 8, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving women's basketball games to four 10-minute quarters beginning next season.
 
The NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee, which initially recommended the rule change, believes the four-quarter format will enhance the flow of the game. The change was also endorsed by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors.
 
Teams will now reach the bonus and shoot two free throws on the fifth team foul in each quarter. Previously, teams reached a one-and-one bonus on the seventh team foul of each half and reached the double bonus (two shots) on the 10th team foul.
 
In the four-quarter format, team fouls reset to zero at the start of each quarter. However, if a team reaches the bonus in the fourth quarter, that team would remain in the bonus during any additional overtime periods.
 
To read more about the rule changes for next season, click here.