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A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or triple) is a field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for field goals made within the three-point line and the one point for each made free ...
The distance to the three-point line from the center of the basket varies depending on the level or league, and has changed several times. These are the current distances, with the league or level using each distance: 19.75 ft (6.02 m): High schools (US) 21.65 ft (6.60 m) to 22.15 ft (6.75 m): FIBA and NCAA; 22 ft (6.71 m) to 22.15 ft (6.75 m ...
See and-one. four-point play A rare play in which a player is fouled while making a three-point field goal and then makes the resulting free throw, thereby scoring a total of four points. free throw An unopposed attempt to score a basket, worth one point, from the free-throw line.
A shot from beyond the three-point line for a three-point field goal. In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any shot or tap other than a free throw, worth two or three points depending on the location of the attempt on the basket. Uncommonly, a field goal can be worth other values such as one point in FIBA 3x3 basketball ...
No. 3 North Carolina State beat No. 1 Texas 76-66 to advance to the women’s Final Four despite the three-point lines on the court at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, not being the same distance ...
The NCAA announced on Monday that the 3-point line on one side of the court in Portland was nine inches longer than regulation. ... NC State shot 9 of 18 from 3-point distance in a 77-66 win ...
The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North ...
A three-point field goal (also known as a "three-pointer" or "3-pointer") is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, in contrast to the two points awarded for shots made inside the three-point line. The statistic was first ...