# Law 16: Goal: When Made and Its Value (FIBA Official Basketball Rules)

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When a goal is made and how much it is worth, own-basket goals, the ball from below, and what can still score in the last tenths of a second.

## 16.161 Goals and Their Value

When the ball is in, which team is credited, and 1, 2 or 3 points.

### Test 1: When a goal is made and what it counts

- A goal is made when a live ball enters the basket from above and remains within or passes through it entirely. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.1.1)
- A goal goes to the team attacking the opponents' basket that the ball entered. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.1)
- A goal released from a free throw counts 1 point. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.1)
- The 3-point line is not part of the 3-point goal area, so the shot was released from the 2-point area. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 2.5.4, 16.2.1)
- In the air he keeps the status of his take-off, behind the arc, so the goal was released from the 3-point area. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 11.1, 16.2.1)
- After the ball touches the ring on a last free throw and is legally touched by any player before entering, the goal counts 2. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.1)
- A team's 3-point goal area is the whole court except the area near the opponents' basket. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 2.5.4, 16.2.1)
- 1, 2 and 3 points. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.1)
- Released from beyond the arc, in from above and through: 3 points. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.1, 16.2.1)
- The ball is within the basket when the slightest part of it is inside and below the level of the ring; D has already passed through. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.1.2)

## 16.162 Own Baskets and the Last Tenths

Own-basket goals, the ball from below, and the 0.3-second rule.

### Test 1: Own baskets, from below, and tenths

- An accidental goal in the team's own basket counts 2 points. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.2)
- It is entered as scored by the captain of the opponents' team on the court. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.2, B.11.2)
- Scoring in one's own basket on purpose is a violation and the goal does not count. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.3)
- Causing the whole ball to pass through the basket from below is a violation. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.4)
- The game clock or shot clock must show 0.3 or more to gain control on a throw-in and attempt a shot. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.5)
- At 0.2 or 0.1 only a tap or a direct dunk can count, provided the hands are off the ball when the clock shows 0.0. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.5)
- The rule names the game clock or the shot clock. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.5)
- An accidental own goal counts for the opponents and is credited to their captain on the court. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.2)
- A tap is one of the two goals possible with 0.2 or 0.1 on the clock. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.5)
- With 0.2 or 0.1 left only a tap or a direct dunk can produce a valid goal; catching first takes too long. (Source: FIBA OBR 2026, Art. 16.2.5)

Sources: FIBA Official Basketball Rules 2026 (v1.1), Article 16 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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