Free Basketball scoreboard
Keep Basketball score live on your phone and share the match with anyone — free to watch, no account needed to follow along.
Basketball moves fast, and the score moves with it — a free throw here, a quick two, a three from beyond the arc. Score Zen lets you tap in every bucket from your phone while the game runs, whether it's a club fixture, a weekend tournament, or a pickup game at the schoolyard. Share the live score by QR code or link so everyone can follow along, free, no account needed.
Why score Basketball with Score Zen
- One-tap scoring, built for Basketball
- Share the live score by QR code or link
- Free for spectators — no app to install to watch
- Keeps working if the connection drops
- 34 sports, tournaments and standings included
How Basketball scoring works
A basket scored in play is worth 2 points, or 3 points if shot from beyond the 3-point line. A free throw, awarded after certain fouls, is worth 1 point. Each team's total score is the sum of all its made baskets and free throws.
Match format
A FIBA game is played in 4 quarters of 10 minutes; the NBA uses 4 periods of 12 minutes. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, 5-minute overtime periods are played until a winner emerges. Durations vary by federation and youth categories.
How to win
The team with the most points when time expires wins the game. If the score is tied, overtime periods are played until one team comes out ahead.
Recommended Score Zen setup
Set up basketball in points-scoring mode: tap +1, +2 and +3 for each basket, with 4 timed periods (quarters). The Casual preset simply shortens the period length for an informal game; there is no automatic target score. If you want the game to end on its own at a total (e.g. first to 21), create a "Custom sport" and turn on a target score.
Frequently asked questions
Can people watch my basketball score live on their phones without an account?
Yes. Share your game by QR code or link, and anyone can follow the live score for free — no sign-up, no app to install. You tap in each free throw, two, or three on your phone, and every watcher sees the score update as it happens.