overtime period


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Noun1.overtime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball
extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
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Perez drained a clutch 3-pointer with 33.1 seconds left in regulation that paved way for the overtime period, but after Andray Blatche's free throw that gave Gilas a 76-73 lead, Angola dug deep and buckled down to work to outlast the Nationals.
While expressing concerns about officiating, Dickel felt they let the Beermen off the hook when they failed to convert key free throws during the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime period.
"If you get the football to start the overtime period and you drive all the way down and score a touchdown, most coaches say, Hey, we deserved to lose.
Leonard stars as Raptors claw back with 2OT win over Bucks !-- -- (Philstar.com) - May 20, 2019 - 11:07am LOS ANGELES Kawhi Leonard scored eight of his 36 points in the second overtime period Sunday (Monday Manila time) to lead the Toronto Raptors to a gritty 118-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
LOS ANGELESKawhi Leonard scored eight of his 36 points in the second overtime period Sunday to lead the Toronto Raptors to a gritty 118-112 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.The Raptors, who dropped the first two games of the best-of-seven series in Milwaukee, clawed their way back to 2-1 in front of home fans and will try to level the set when they host game four on Tuesday.
Into the overtime period and the Devils seemed to control the majority of the play but again Sjogren was there to keep Cardiff at bay.
A free-flowing overtime period saw no scoring, sending the game to a penalty shoot-out.
The Wolves were then able to remain strong offensively in a low-scoring overtime period as they closed out the game and ended the longest drought for an NBA team not to make the playoffs.
An additional overtime period followed with three players icing on each side and the deciding golden goal was scored by Altrincham with 2.07 on the clock.
The US prevailed 3-2 in the shootout after the teams were locked at 2-2 after regulation and through a 20-minute overtime period.
However, a thrilling final minute saw four different Rockets players score, to take the match to 74-74 at the buzzer, and into an overtime period of five more minutes.
Maestri's comments came after the extraordinary 100-minute clash against Wales in Paris that finished with an overtime period that featured nine fivemetre scrums for the home side.