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NCAA hopes to make women’s college game more like pros

By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer

The NCAA women’s basketball rules committee is making the college game look more like the pros.

The committee came up with suggested changes Friday that include playing four 10-minute quarters instead of two halves, advancing the ball to the frontcourt in the final minute of game after a timeout and shooting two free throws after the fifth foul of each quarter. Those rules are already used in the WNBA.

The proposals will be evaluated on June 8 by a playing rules oversight panel. If they are passed they will be implemented starting next year.

The new rules would be used across all three divisions of women’s basketball.

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