tip-in


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tip-in

(tĭp′ĭn′)
n.
1. Basketball A field goal scored by tapping the ball into the basket with the fingertips.
2. Sports A goal in hockey scored at close range by a short stroke of a stick, especially by a deflection of a shot by another player.
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tip-in

A field goal scored by tipping a rebound into the basket.
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He had a couple of big rebound baskets down the stretch, including a tip-in with 4:26 remaining that put the Huskies ahead 66-65.
Howard had a good performance going until he got beat on tip-ins a minute apart in the third period.
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Meralco, though, stopped it with David hitting some timely jumpers and Davis dominating the inside with two tip-ins coming off his own misses.
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Throughout his time at Purdue he was a factor on the offensive boards, getting points from tip-ins and put backs.
On a night when Lance Randall's squad squandered numerous tip-ins, Bailey's marksmanship carried them.
Aguilar had two tip-ins and two midrange jumpers to give the Kings the separation after the Batang Pier threatened multiple times in the fourth, the last at 94-91 with 4:20 remaining and Greg Slaughter sitting the remainder of the match as a precaution following a scary fall during a battle for the rebound.
It was indeed a size mismatch as the tallest starter for the visitors measured 6-7, but Woods also was solid, making 8-of-12 shots from the field, everything from tip-ins on rebounds to a jump hook.
If he's rebounding on the offensive end and getting tip-ins and easy buckets in the paint, the Mavs have no answer for him.