INDIANAPOLIS,IN.-- NCAA women's basketball games will be played in four 10-minute quarters next season.The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving the game to the new format and away from the 20-minute halves the sport has always used in NCAA competition on a conference call Monday.

The NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee, which initially recommended the rule change, believes the four-quarter format will enhance the flow of the game. The change also was endorsed by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors.

Full details can be found at NCAA.org.