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NCAA committee calls for switch to 30-second shot clock

FILE - In this March 19, 2010, file photo, a technician adjusts a shot clock after it malfunctioned and delayed the start of the California against Louisville NCAA first-round college basketball game in Jacksonville, Fla. The NCAA men's basketball rules committee completes this week's meetings by announcing its recommendations for changes Friday, May 15, 2015. They're expected to reduce the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds and look for ways to speed up the end of games.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) FILE - In this March 19, 2010, file photo, a technician adjusts a shot clock after it malfunctioned and delayed the start of the California against Louisville NCAA first-round college basketball game in Jacksonville, Fla. The NCAA men's basketball rules committee completes this week's meetings by announcing its recommendations for changes Friday, May 15, 2015. They're expected to reduce the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds and look for ways to speed up the end of games.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

By Associated Press May 15, 2015 1 min read

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee has recommended reducing the shot clock from 35 to 30 seconds among a series of changes aimed at speeding up a game that has reached historic lows in scoring.

The NCAA experimented with a 30-second shot clock during the NIT and CIT postseason tournaments and the rules committee recommended making it permanent for the 2015-16 season. The shot clock was last reduced for the 1993-94 season, from 45 to 35 seconds.

Scoring in college basketball hit an all-time low in 2012-13 and nearly matched it last season, when teams scored 67.6 points per game.

The committee also recommended extending the restricted arc from three to four feet to reduce the number of collisions under the basket. Teams also would have one less second-half timeout.