Final score of the basketball gameEvery period's points added for each team, overtime included.
Points scored in a quarter or halfOne number for each team: the points it scored in that period. The score so far shows under it.
Team fouls of a quarter or halfThe fouls a team's players committed in that period, typed over as they are called. A record only: it is never added to the score.
Time-outs takenOne number for each team, typed over as the game goes on. It is a record only and is never added to the score.
Team fouls 4
The fifth team foul of a quarterFrom it on, a foul on a player who is not shooting brings two free throws.
The seventh team foul of a halfIn men's college play it brings a one-and-one.
Team fouls start again each quarterOvertime fouls count on from the fourth quarter under international rules.
The tenth team foul of a halfFrom it on, two free throws.
Periods, overtime and time-outs 3
All of overtime goes in one rowAfter a second overtime, add its points and fouls to the first.
Leagues that play halves set their own limitsAgree the foul limits and time-outs before the tip.
Time-outs differ by rule setInternational rules give two in the first half and three in the second. High schools get five a game.
How it works
This printable basketball score sheet is a simple game sheet, not a scorebook page with a line for every player: both teams' points by quarter with the running score, team fouls by quarter and time-outs, on one page.
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Keep a game
Type the team names under Home and Away. When a quarter ends, type the points each team scored in it: the score so far shows under them and the final score adds itself. Q1 fouls to OT fouls hold each team's fouls of that period, and the last row its time-outs.
Two halves
Two halves is the sheet for college men's rules and for leagues that play halves. In men's college play the seventh team foul of a half brings a one-and-one and the tenth brings two free throws.
Team fouls start again each quarter. From the fifth, a foul on a player who is not shooting brings two free throws.
Questions and answers
Is there a basketball score sheet PDF?
Yes. Print the blank sheet and choose Save as PDF where the print window asks for a printer. Both sheets fit one page of US Letter or A4.
Does it work as a youth basketball score sheet?
Yes. A youth game played in quarters uses the sheet as it opens, however long a quarter runs. Foul limits and time-outs follow your own league's rules, so check them before the tip.
Is this a high school basketball score sheet?
It keeps what a high school scorer's table watches by quarter: points, team fouls and time-outs. Most high school varsity games are four 8-minute quarters, and a team has five time-outs. For a line a player, use the basketball stat sheet.
What is on a simple basketball score sheet?
Two team names, the points of each quarter, the score after each quarter, team fouls and time-outs. Player points and personal fouls belong to a scorebook page, which this sheet leaves out on purpose.