A three-point field goal is distinguished from a "three-point play", which occurs when a shooter successfully scores a two-point basket while being fouled, and then makes the ensuing free throw.
Three-point field goal - a made basket from more than nineteen feet and nine inches during a high school or college game.
Three-point play - a two-point field goal followed by a successful free throw.
Three-Point Field Goal
A field goal made from outside the three-point line and therefore worth three points. The shooter must have both feet entirely behind the line before shooting or jumping to attempt the shot.
Three-Point Line ...
d. The three-point field goal area has parallel lines 3' from the sidelines, extending from the baseline, and an arc of 23'9" from the middle of the basket which intersects the parallel lines.
Three-point field goal: A shot attempted anywhere from behind the three-point line of the defending team that, if successful, is worth three points.
The league added the ABA's innovative three-point field goal beginning in 1979 to open up the game.
 See also: Goal, Field goal, Basket, Point, NBA
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