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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 07:40pm
bigbeardedbryan bigbeardedbryan is offline
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Originally Posted by boss21 View Post
after watching a piaa game yesterday can some one tell me what the mercy rule is.. 30pts. 35pts or 40pts.
Pennsylvania's PIAA adoptions for basketball games at all levels include a mercy rule with a running clock in the second half of games in which one team has a 40-point lead over their opponent. In this case, the clock stops for granted time-outs, free throw attempts (we are to signal the timer to stop the clock once our foul report awarding free throws is completed), and injuries requiring a coach's attention.
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