SETTING UP THE GAME
MAIN MENU
From the Main menu, you can choose your game mode, adjust various game settings, create players, manage rosters, and more.
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Adjust Game Rules, Game Options, and Audio Options
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Create a player and manage your rosters.
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Set your save options, view records, and access the Unlockable Moves menu.
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View game credits, watch the NCAA March Madness 2001 mini-documentary, and check out other EA titles.
STARTING AN EXHIBITION GAME
Go up against your team's rival and determine who gets bragging rights.
1. Choose EXHIBITION from the Game Modes section on the Main menu. The Enter User Name screen appears.
2. To enter your name, press the D-Button to highlight YES and press or START. To advance to the next screen without entering your name, choose NO. The Team Select screen appears.
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To enter your name, highlight the desired letter and press *. When finished, highlight OK and press or START.
3. To select teams, press the D-Button until your desired team is shown.
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To toggle between Home and Away teams, press the D-Button.
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To toggle Rival Mode ON/OFF, press (available for regular men's teams only).
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Press or START when you're finished selecting teams. The Controller Select screen appears.
4. To choose a team to control, press the D-Button to position the controller icon under your team and then press or START.
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To toggle One-Button Mode ON/OFF, press.
TWO PLAYER MODE
For a two player game, insert a second controller before starting, then press START on the second controller at the Enter User Name screen.
EA TIPS
Distract your free throw shooting opponent by obscuring the Free Throw Meter and the basketball icon in the Free Throw Meter by pressing, and repeatedly.
QUICKSTART
Go straight to the court. No picking teams. No fooling with options. Just you and the rock. Choose QUICKSTART from the Main menu.
ON THE COURT
The game begins with a jump ball—tip the ball to one of your teammates by pressing ▲.
For further information on which buttons to press for all the moves, ▷ Basic Controls on p. 4 or Complete Controls on p. 5.
GAME SCREEN
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Time remaining in the half
PAUSE MENU
Adjust your settings and options during the game. Press START during a game to bring up the Pause menu.
Get back in the game.
Check out the last great play.
Take one of six timeouts.
Change views to one of 12 camera angles.
Sub in the second string or relieve a fatigued player.
Assign plays, set defensive match-ups, and change rebounding assignments.
View game statistics including Player, Team, and User Stats or view the shot chart and other graphs.
Adjust game settings including Game Options and Rules, Audio Options, Controller functions, and Unlockable Moves.
Quit this game and return to the Main menu.
GAME RULES AND OPTIONS
Adjust the game settings and play the way you want to play.
GAME RULES
Determine which rules are observed and how often violations are called. Toggle ON/OFF Goaltending, Traveling, 3 in the Key, 5 Second Inbounding, the Shot Clock, and more.
Choose to play either SIMULATION mode in which players adhere to NCAA rules and get injured and fatigued, or ARCADE mode for fast-paced hoops with no rules or penalties.
GAME OPTIONS
Most Game Options are self-explanatory. Those requiring further description are outlined below.
Select TEAM-SPECIFIC (real formations and plays used by the real teams) or GLOBAL (all plays in the game).
When ON, a player's skills deteriorate as he tires and you must sub players accordingly. When OFF, a player performs indefinitely with consistent results.
Select ON: players get injured as they would in a real game; or OFF: no injuries occur.
When ON, an on screen display indicates which team has the momentum. When Off, no display appears.
OTHER GAME MODES
In addition to Exhibition and Quickstart, there are four more game modes. Take on the intensity of a Tournament, build an elite program from the ground up in Dynasty Mode, win the championship with one of the NCAA's top women's teams in Women's Sweet 16, or play through a bracket with one of the NCAA's greatest historic teams in Dream Tournament.
TOURNAMENT
Get straight into the madness—skip the regular season and jump right into a tournament.
To start a tournament:
1. From the Main menu, choose Tournament. The Tournament pop-up menu prompts you to choose a NEW tournament or LOAD a saved tournament.
2. Choose NEW to begin a new tournament. After you set
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