The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a post-secondary athletic conference in the United States that governs sports played by 11 schools in Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas. Games played by the MIAA are regulated and sanctioned by the NCAA, and MIAA teams are a part of the NCAA Division II. MIAA basketball rules mirror those approved by the NCAA for both men's and women's basketball.
Game Clock
MIAA basketball games are 40 minutes in length and are divided into two 20-minute halves. The game clock runs while play is live and stops during dead-ball situations, such as timeouts, foul shots and a change of possession. In men's games, the offensive team works under a 35-second shot clock and must release a shot before the clock expires. In the women's game, the shot clock is set at 30 seconds. The shot clock resets whenever the ball hits the rim, and an offensive team that rebounds the basketball on a missed shot has the benefit of another full shot clock with which to work.
Live Scoring
During live play in which the game clock is running, teams receive two points when an offensive player makes a basket within the designated 3-point arc. Players who make a basket from outside the 3-point line earn three points for their teams. Players attempting such a shot must have both feet clearly outside the 3-point arc when releasing the basketball for three points to be awarded. The MIAA 3-point line is set at 20 feet, 9 inches in men's games and 19 feet, 9 inches in women's games.
Team Fouls
In MIAA games governed by the NCAA, teams are afforded six team fouls each half without incurring a penalty. On the seventh personal foul committed by a team, the opposing team is given one free throw plus one bonus free throw if the first is made. For each personal foul charged to a team after the ninth foul, the opposing team is granted two foul shots. Technical fouls, which can be charged to both players and coaches exhibiting unsportsmanlike behavior, do not count as team fouls.
Turnovers
In both men's and women's MIAA basketball, players are required to maintain a continuous dribble when moving with the basketball and are not allowed to take more than two full steps without dribbling; those who do so are charged with a traveling violation, which results in a turnover. Additionally, once a player has stopped dribbling, a pivot foot must be established from which to maneuver. Players who slide or lift the pivot foot while still in possession of the ball are charged with traveling. Offensive players who either touch the out-of-bounds line while possessing the ball or throw the ball in the out-of-bounds area commit a turnover, with the opposing team gaining possession.
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