Rules

The PBA has a hybrid of FIBA and NBA rules:

1. A game consists of four 12-minute quarters, the NBA standard.
2. The three-point line's distance is 22 feet, shorter than the 23 feet, 9 inches used by the NBA, but longer than the 20 feet, 6 inches used by FIBA.
3. The "key" is a rectangle, the NBA standard.
4. Zone defenses are allowed, the FIBA standard, although illegal defense was implemented before.
5. A team enters the penalty situation after the fourth foul in a quarter, each successive foul thereafter entitles the fouled player two free-throw attempts.
6. Newcomers enter the league via a draft.
7. Only Filipinos are allowed to play, non-Filipinos can play as "imports", and only on certain conferences. Currently the Fiesta Conference limits imports of one per team, with no height limit.

The PBA has also different rules:

1. If the time left in the game clock is .2 or less, it is automatically shut down and the quarter ends.
2. In the league, there is a foul called an advantage foul, This is called when an a player is fouled by an opposing player while in a fastbreak situation. The opposing player fouls another player without going for the ball. Then the opposing players team will be given two freethrows and will regain the ball.