buzzer beater

Noun

Meaning

buzzer beater (plural buzzer beaters)

Alternative spelling of buzzer-beater

buzzer-beater (plural buzzer-beaters)

(basketball, idiomatic) A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment.

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Alternative names

buzzer-beater

Examples

A buzzer-beater at the end of overtime brought the Coudersport Holiday Basketball Tournament to a thrilling conclusion, polishing off a sweep by the host teams. Source: Internet

Connecticut’s 77-74 win in 1999 capped the breakthrough run after three regional-final losses under Jim Calhoun, including in 1990 to Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils on Christian Laettner’s buzzer-beater. Source: Internet

After reaching the NCAA Tournament's round of 16 with an improbable buzzer-beater, Michigan shot 62 percent. Source: Internet

In the last matchup between these two teams in 2012, Sherrod Wright hit a buzzer-beater trey to grab a 67-64 victory for the Patriots in the Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic. Source: Internet

Durant had a 42-point game, a buzzer-beater and a 20.3 scoring average, but he got knocked to his knees all year long. Source: Internet

Elana Mack kept it tied going into the 4th quarter with an amazing half-court buzzer-beater to end the 3rd. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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