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TBT’s ‘Elam Ending’ not a worry for the Aftershocks

AfterShocks head coach Karon Bradley talks to a fan during the autograph signing. The event was held at Shocker Store on July 21st, 2019.

This isn’t the first year that The Basketball Tournament will be using the unique “Elam Ending” rule at the end of games.

The “Elam Ending,” as it’s known, helps take away the late-game fouling that some basketball games see during crunch-time. This year, the ending sets a “target score” after the first dead ball whistle after the time goes below four minutes in the final quarter. The clock also gets turned off for the remainder of the game.