FIBA Basketball Scoreboard

FIBA (International Basketball Federation) governs basketball 🏀 worldwide outside the NBA, like the World Cup or the Olympics. The international game features slightly different rules and timing, played on a 28 × 15 m court with five players on the court per teams. For the broader history of the sport, see the Wikipedia basketball article; the official rulebook comes from FIBA.

4 × 10 minGame Duration

5 vs 5⛹️‍⛹️‍🗑️🏀

24 secShot Clock

5Timeouts per Team

Scoreboard Setup

This preset uses a countdown timer with four 10-minute quarters, matching official FIBA timing. It tracks each team's score, current quarter, team fouls (bonus after 4), and timeouts remaining. FIBA allows 2 timeouts in the first half and 3 in the second half, plus 1 per overtime. In basketball they can score up to 3 points at a time, which is managable by the scoreboard.

Basketball 24-second shot clock — 24 second shot clock

Key Rules at a Glance

Scoring - 2 points inside the arc, 3 points beyond it, 1 point per free throw. The FIBA three-point line is 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) from the basket.

Personal Fouls - A player fouls out after 5 personal fouls (not 6 as in the NBA). Team bonus free throws begin on the 5th team foul per quarter.

Overtime - Tied games go to a 5-minute overtime period. Each team receives 1 additional timeout per overtime.

Key Differences from NBA - Shorter quarters (10 vs 12 min), smaller court, trapezoidal lane (recently changed to rectangular), and goaltending rules allow touching the ball on the rim.

Project the Board Onto the Gym Wall

Most school and club gyms running FIBA-rules games don't have a permanent electronic scoreboard. Plug a laptop into a portable projector, open the live broadcast URL in full-screen, and the back wall of the court becomes a courtside-scale board with score, quarter, team fouls and the 24-second shot clock, and even mascots visible from every seat. The operator drives the admin page from a tablet at the scorer's table while the projector shows the live page.

FIBA basketball scoreboard projected onto a gym wall — ScoreCounter can be used to project the score on the wall of the gym

Run the Board From the Admin Preview

The admin page shows a live preview of the scoreboard with click controls baked into every active section, so a full game can be driven from the preview alone, without going back to the side panel.

Timer - Click the clock on the board to start or stop. The dedicated Start / Pause buttons in the side panel still work for the same actions.

Score - Left-click a team's score to add one. Right-click the same number to subtract one.

Period - Click the period indicator to advance to the next quarter, half or set.

Possession - Click the possession arrow to cycle between none, home and visitor.

Fouls and Timeouts - Left-click to add one, right-click to remove one.

Shot Clock - Left-click resets to the full duration (24 by default), right-click resets to the short value (14 by default).

Anything that reacts to a click turns the cursor into a pointer and brightens on hover, so the interactive zones are obvious without trial and error. Press the Full Screen button on the admin page to hide every panel except the board itself. A small floating toolbar stays pinned at the bottom of the screen with a fullscreen toggle marked F11, zoom out, a reset-zoom button showing the current percentage and the Ctrl -/+ hint, zoom in, and a close button. The same laptop now doubles as the venue display while the operator keeps driving the game through the preview clicks. The site logo at the top left always links back to the home page, so you can jump between match, tournament or standings tools without losing your place.

FAQ

What changes vs the NBA preset?

Quarters are 10 minutes (not 12), bonus starts at 5 team fouls per quarter, players foul out at 5 personals (not 6) and timeouts are split 2 / 3 across the halves.

Does the shot clock reset to 14 on offensive rebounds?

Yes - FIBA uses the same 24/14 reset rule as the NBA. Tap the shot-clock reset value when the ball stays with the offense. You can set the shot clock to start and stop automatically with the main timer.

Is the three-point line different?

Yes - the FIBA arc is at 6.75 m vs the NBA's 23 ft 9 in. The board scoring is the same: 1 / 2 / 3 buttons per made shot.

Ready for a jump ballf?Set up your basketball scorreboard and broadcast every shot live. Running an NBA-format game? Switch to the NBA basketball board. Need only the 24-second shot clock on a secondary screen? Use the basketball shot clock. For postseason play, open the tournament bracket.

Create FIBA scoreboard