Q:  With 1:30 left in the 4th quarter Team A requests its first time out of the second half. Does team A have 2 timeouts left?

A: No.  FIBA Offical Rules 2020: Article 18.2.5

Each team may be granted:

  • 2 time-outs during the first half
  • 3 time-outs during the second half with a maximum of 2 of these time-outs when the game clock shows 2:00 minutes or less in the 4th quarter
  • 1 time-out during each overtime

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