CBD Plays by Game

Get play-by-play data for a single game from the CollegeBasketballData API.

Usage

cbbd_plays_game(game_id, shooting_plays_only = FALSE)

Arguments

game_id

(integer required): CollegeBasketballData game id. See cbbd_games().

shooting_plays_only

(logical optional): If TRUE, return only shooting plays. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

A hoopR_data tibble with one row per play (key columns; shot_info is flattened to shot_info_*, participants/on_floor are list-columns):

col_name	types	description
id	integer	Play id.
game_id	integer	Game id.
season	numeric	Season (4-digit ending-year).
play_type	character	Play type description.
team_id	integer	Team id of the team on the play.
team	character	Team on the play.
period	integer	Period number.
clock	character	Game clock.
seconds_remaining	integer	Seconds remaining in the period.
home_score	integer	Home score after the play.
away_score	integer	Away score after the play.
scoring_play	logical	Whether the play scored.
shooting_play	logical	Whether the play was a shot.
score_value	numeric	Point value of the play.
play_text	character	Play description text.

See also

Other CBD Plays Functions: cbbd_play_types(), cbbd_plays_date(), cbbd_plays_player(), cbbd_plays_team(), cbbd_plays_tournament()

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(cbbd_plays_game(game_id = 5881))
#> ✖ 2026-06-09 22:48:22.730924: Invalid arguments or no play data available for 5881!
#> ✖ Args: game_id = 5881, shooting_plays_only = FALSE
#> ✖ Error: api.collegebasketballdata.com requires an API key.        See ?register_cbbd for details.
#> data frame with 0 columns and 0 rows
# }