BASKETBALL

RULE 5
Scoring and Timing
Regulations
Section 1. Scoring/Try for Goal
Art. 1. A try for field goal is an attempt by a player to score two or three points by
throwing or tapping the ball into his basket.
Art. 2. A goal is made when:
a. A live ball that is not a throw-in enters the basket from above and remains
in or passes through the basket; or
b. A free throw enters the basket from above and remains in or passes
through the basket.
Art. 3. A goal from the field other than from beyond the three-point line shall
count two points for the team into whose basket the ball is thrown, tapped or
directed.
Art. 4. A successful try from beyond the three-point line shall count three points
for the team when the ball is thrown or directed into its basket.
a. When a player scores a field goal in the opponent’s basket, it shall count
two points for the opponent regardless of the location on the playing court
from where it was released. Such a field goal shall not be credited to a
player in the scorebook but shall be indicated with a footnote.
Art. 5. A three-point try occurs when a try leaves the player’s hand when that
player last touched the floor outside the three-point line with at least one foot in
contact with the playing floor behind the line and the other foot not contacting the
line or the playing floor in front of that line.
Art. 6. A dunk is a try for goal that occurs when any player gains control of a ball
that is neither in the cylinder nor on the ring and then attempts to drive, force or
stuff the ball through the basket.
Art. 7. A tap is a type of try for field goal whereby a player attempts to score
two or three points by directing a live ball into his team’s basket with his hands
or fingers.
Art. 8. A tap starts when the player’s hand(s) or finger(s) touch the ball.
Art. 9. A tap ends when it is successful, when it is certain that the tap is
unsuccessful, when the ball touches the floor or when the ball becomes dead.
Art. 10. The try starts when the player begins the motion that normally precedes
the release of the ball on a try. The ball does not need to leave the player’s hand.
The arm might be held so that the player cannot throw; however, he may be
making an attempt.
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