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2010 Boys Tournament
Tournament Rules and Regulations

Minnesota State High School League Rules apply
EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:

Eligibility: Players may not participate on more than one team in Mankato Basketball Tournaments.

Team Composition: Teams must have 5 players to begin a game but may finish a game with less than 5.

Playing Rules

Game Length: Grade 5-8 games will be played in a 14 minute halves, stop time format. Grade 4 games will be played in 20 minute running time halves, stop time in the last two minutes of each half.
Running time in Grade 5-8 games begins immediately in the second half if the point spread is 20 or greater. Clock will continue to run unless the point spread falls below 15 points.

Halftime: Halftime is 3 minutes.

Overtime: One 2 minute stop time Overtime period will be played. If the game remains tied after the Overtime period, the teams will play a non-timed Sudden Victory period where the first team to score is declared the winner.

Time Outs: Each team is awarded 3 one minute timeouts per game. Timeouts do not carry forward to overtime periods. Teams are awarded 1 one minute timeout for Overtime period, including Sudden Victory.

Protests: Protests are not allowed. Referees and tournament officials will resolve all disputes on the spot, decisions are FINAL.

Ejections: Any player ejected from a game will be ineligible for all remaining games that day.

Technical Fouls: Technical fouls result in an automatic award of 2 points to opposing team plus possession of the ball.

General Rules

Grade 6 - 8

  • All defenses and presses are permitted in grades 6 through 8. Pressing is not allowed by a team that is ahead by 20 or more points. The first violation of this rule will result in a warning; subsequent violations will result in Technical Fouls.

Grade 5

  • Zone defense is not permitted in Grade 5. Grade 5 is allowed to press only in the last 2 minutes of each half, unless leading by 20 points or greater.

Grade 4

  • Pressing and zone defense are not permitted in Grade 4.
  • Players will shoot free throws in Grade 4

Tie-Breakers for Pool Play:

  1. 1st by Head-to-Head
  2. 2nd by Least Points Allowed
  3. 3rd by Most Points Scored
  4. In the case of a 3 way tie in 5 team pool play, each place will be determined by applying the tie-breaker sequence (head-to-head, least points allowed, most points scored)

Official Score Book: Mankato Basketball Association will provide clock and scorebook keepers for all games.

Admission: Daily admission is $5.00 for adults; and $3.00 for students and seniors.

Awards: Individual awards given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Consolation in each Grade/Division for brackets of 7 or more. 1st, 2nd, 3rd places will be awarded for 5-6 team brackets. 1st and 2nd places will be awarded for brackets of 4 or fewer. 10 trophies maximum per team.

Concessions: Provided at each location