NCAA Men's Basketball Play By Play Scraper
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Scrape complete play-by-play data from any NCAA Men's game since 2006. Clean, structured, ready for analysis.
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game_id
Required
Unique identifier for this game from ESPN. Use this to link play-by-play data with box scores and other game-level data.
game_season
Optional
The NCAA basketball season year this game belongs to. For example, 2026 represents the 2025-26 season. The season year corresponds to the year the season ends.
game_season_type
Optional
Indicates the phase of the season: 1 = Preseason, 2 = Regular Season, 3 = Postseason (NCAA Tournament). Most analysis focuses on Regular Season (2) and Postseason (3).
game_date
Optional
The date and time when the game started in the local timezone of the arena. Format is typically YYYY-MM-DD with optional time component.
game_phase
Optional
Indicates whether the play occurred during Regulation (standard 2 halves) or Overtime periods. Useful for filtering clutch-time analysis.
home_team_full
Optional
Complete name of the home team including school and mascot (e.g., 'Kentucky Wildcats'). The home team plays in their own arena.
home_team_location
Optional
School or university name the home team represents (e.g., 'Kentucky', 'Duke'). May be city name for some programs.
home_team_mascot
Optional
The team nickname or mascot (e.g., 'Wildcats', 'Blue Devils'). Useful for creating shorter display labels.
home_team_abbreviation
Optional
Abbreviated code for the home team (e.g., 'UK' for Kentucky, 'DUKE' for Duke). Used in scoreboards and compact displays.
home_team_id
Optional
ESPN's unique numeric identifier for the home team. Use this to join with other ESPN data sources or track teams across seasons.
away_team_full
Optional
Complete name of the visiting team including school and mascot. The away team travels to play at the home team's arena.
away_team_location
Optional
School or university name the away team represents. Useful for geographical analysis of travel and scheduling.
away_team_mascot
Optional
The visiting team's nickname or mascot. Combined with location, forms the full team name.
away_team_abbreviation
Optional
Abbreviated code for the away team. Consistent across all ESPN data sources.
away_team_id
Optional
ESPN's unique numeric identifier for the away team. Remains constant even if team rebrands.
play_sequence
Required
The chronological order of this play within the game, starting from 1. Plays are numbered sequentially as they occur throughout the game.
play_id
Required
Globally unique identifier for this specific play across all games. Use this to reference individual plays in analysis or visualization.
time_half
Optional
The half number when this play occurred (1 or 2 for regulation). NCAA basketball games have two 20-minute halves, unlike NBA's four quarters.
time_half_display
Optional
Human-readable half label (e.g., '1st Half', '2nd Half', 'OT', '2OT'). Ready for display in reports and visualizations.
time_period
Optional
Period number for the game. 1-2 for regulation halves, 3+ for overtime periods. Each overtime is 5 minutes in college basketball.
time_clock
Optional
Game clock display showing time remaining in the current half (e.g., '15:32', '0:03.2'). Format is MM:SS or MM:SS.tenths for final seconds.
time_clock_minutes
Optional
Minutes component of the game clock as a number. Useful for calculations and filtering plays by time remaining.
time_clock_seconds
Optional
Seconds component of the game clock as a number, including tenths when available. Enables precise timing analysis.
time_remaining_half
Optional
Total seconds remaining in the current half. Each half is 20 minutes (1200 seconds). Useful for identifying clutch-time plays.
time_remaining_game
Optional
Total seconds remaining in regulation (not including potential overtime). A full game has 2400 seconds. Zero or negative indicates overtime.
play_type_id
Optional
ESPN's internal numeric code classifying this play type. Maps to specific basketball actions like shots, fouls, rebounds, etc.
play_type
Optional
Descriptive name of the play type (e.g., 'JumpShot', 'LayUpShot', 'PersonalFoul', 'Defensive Rebound'). More readable than play_type_id.
play_category
Optional
Broad classification grouping similar plays together (e.g., 'Shot', 'Foul', 'Turnover', 'Rebound'). Useful for high-level filtering.
play_description
Optional
Full narrative description of what happened on the play, often including player names and specific details about the action.
play_team_id
Optional
ESPN team ID for the team that executed this play. Null for neutral plays like jump balls or game breaks.
play_team_full
Optional
Full name of the team credited with this play. Helps identify which team benefited or was responsible for the action.
play_team_role
Optional
Whether the team making this play is 'Home' or 'Away'. Useful for home court advantage analysis.
is_scoring_play
Optional
TRUE when this play resulted in points being scored (made field goals, free throws). Use to filter for scoring-only analysis.
is_turnover
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TRUE when the offensive team lost possession without a shot attempt. Includes steals, bad passes, traveling, and other violations.
is_foul
Optional
TRUE when a foul was called on this play. Includes personal fouls, technical fouls, and flagrant fouls.
is_substitution
Optional
TRUE when this play represents a player substitution. Track lineup changes and rotation patterns.
score_home
Optional
Home team's running total score after this play. Tracks score progression throughout the game.
score_away
Optional
Away team's running total score after this play. Compare with score_home to see game state.
score_differential
Optional
Current score margin from home team perspective (home score minus away score). Positive means home leads, negative means away leads.
score_is_tie
Optional
TRUE when the score is tied after this play. Useful for identifying high-pressure game states.
score_home_leading
Optional
TRUE when the home team has the lead after this play. FALSE when tied or away is leading.
score_away_leading
Optional
TRUE when the away team has the lead after this play. FALSE when tied or home is leading.
score_leader_half
Optional
Team ID of who was leading at the end of this half. Null if not a half-ending play or if tied.
player_primary_id
Optional
ESPN player ID for the main player involved in this play (e.g., the shooter, fouler, or ball handler). Null for team-level plays.
player_secondary_id
Optional
ESPN player ID for the second player involved (e.g., the assisting player, fouled player). Null if no secondary player.
shot_is_attempt
Optional
TRUE when this play was a shot attempt, whether made or missed. Use to calculate shooting statistics.
shot_attempt_type
Optional
Category of shot attempted (e.g., 'Two Points', 'Three Points', 'Free Throw', 'No Shot Attempt'). Null only for non-shooting plays.
shot_result
Optional
Outcome of the shot attempt: 'Made' if successful, 'Missed' if unsuccessful, 'No Shot Attempt' for non-shooting plays.
shot_points_value
Optional
Points value of the shot attempted (2 for regular field goals, 3 for three-pointers, 1 for free throws). Null for non-shots.
shot_coordinate_x
Optional
Horizontal position on the court where the shot was taken, measured in feet from the basket. Enables shot chart visualizations.
shot_coordinate_y
Optional
Vertical position on the court where the shot was taken, measured in feet. Combined with x-coordinate for shot location mapping.
betting_spread
Optional
The pregame point spread (betting line) for this game. Represents the expected margin of victory. A spread of -5.5 means the favorite was expected to win by about 6 points.
betting_home_favorite
Optional
TRUE if the home team was favored to win before the game. When TRUE, the home team was expected to win by the spread amount.
betting_spread_available
Optional
TRUE if betting line information was available for this game. Early-season or exhibition games may not have betting lines.
betting_home_spread
Optional
The spread from the home team's perspective. Negative means home is favored (e.g., -7 means home favored by 7). Positive means home is underdog.
