three-pointer
Noun
Meaning
(sports) A goal or other means of scoring worth three points.
(basketball) A three-point shot; a basket made from beyond the three-point line.
(aviation) A three-point landing; an airplane landing in which all three wheels touch the ground simultaneously.
(hunting) A deer or other animal whose antlers feature three points or tines.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgSynonyms
Examples
A Ballard three-pointer kept the Mustangs in the game at 103-101 with 11 seconds on the clock.
A Butler three-pointer with 1:10 to play cut the deficit to five points, but Belmont hit 7-of-8 at the free-throw line down the stretch to prevail.
A Miriam Sinn three-pointer along with a Rachel Stoller basket trimmed the Raider deficit to 51-42 but a Taya Kitzmiller basket put the Warriors on top 53-42.
Bird then made another three-pointer to send the game into overtime.
And with just four seconds left on the clock, the league MVP did just that as he sank a jaw-dropping three-pointer, his tenth of the game, to secure the victory and a championship berth for the Tritons.
A three-pointer from Seth Williams trimmed the lead to 22-20 with three minutes to play in the half but Douglas managed to take a 24-20 advantage into the locker room at the break.