How many timeouts does each team get, and how long are they?

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Allowance Regulation Three 60-second and two 30-second timeouts per team Each overtime One additional 60-second timeout per team Unused timeouts Carry over, including into overtime A player or the head coach may request a timeout. During live play it is granted only to the team in control of the ball. A timeout can end early if both teams are ready to play. The timer sounds a warning signal 15 seconds before a timeout (60 or 30 seconds) ends. During a timeout of 30 seconds or less, non-playing personnel may not come onto the playing area. An excess timeout (beyond the team's allotment) is a technical foul. The scorer tells you when a team has used all its timeouts. No timeout is charged when you grant a player's request for displaced eyeglasses or lenses, or when a correctable error, or a timing, scoring or alternating-possession mistake, is prevented or fixed.

	Allowance
Regulation	Three 60-second and two 30-second timeouts per team
Each overtime	One additional 60-second timeout per team
Unused timeouts	Carry over, including into overtime