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==Box lacrosse rules==
{{See also|Box lacrosse}}
The NLL plays four 15-minute quarters with 2-minute breaks between quarters and a 15-minute [[half-time]]. At the start of the each quarter and after every goal, players "face-off" at the center of the field to determine who will get possession. This is done by the two players pushing the heads of their sticks together with the game ball  in the middle. A scrum-like match usually happens when the players on either team try and win the ball.<ref name="Box Lacrosse 101">{{Cite web |title=Box Lacrosse 101 |url=https://www.nll.com/community/box-lacrosse-101/ |access-date=2022-12-13 |website=NLL |language=en-US}}</ref>

If a game is tied after regulation, the two teams play [[sudden death (sports)|sudden death overtime]]. Each team may take a 45-second timeout per half. Each team dresses 19 players: 2 [[goaltender (box lacrosse)|goaltenders]] and 17 "runners".<ref name="rules">{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/wp-content/uploads/NLL-2017-18-Rulebook-FINAL1.pdf |publisher=National Lacrosse League |title=NLL 2017–18 Official Rule Book |access-date=November 27, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043122/http://www.nll.com/wp-content/uploads/NLL-2017-18-Rulebook-FINAL1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> NLL goals are {{convert|4|ft|9|in}} wide and {{convert|4|ft|2}} tall.

The NLL uses a 30-second [[shot clock]], which is similar to a professional or collegiate basketball shot clock. The clock starts its countdown once one team gets possession of the ball. If the offense does not shoot the ball in time, they lose possession. However, if the offense shoots on goal and then retrieves the ball, the shot clock is restarted.<ref name="Box Lacrosse 101"/>

Fighting is a 5-minute major penalty and does not result in an automatic ejection.<ref name="lax101">{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/about/box-lax-101/ |title=Box Lax 101 |publisher=National Lacrosse League |access-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref>