Sentence examples similar to closely contested basketball game from inspiring English sources

In a closely contested Game 7, Chamberlain tied the game at 107 with 16 seconds to go, but Celtics shooting guard Sam Jones hit a clutch shot with two seconds left to win the series for Boston.

In a closely contested 24-14 game, these six points were crucial.

What was expected to be a closely contested game wasn't even all that competitive.

It was a closely contested game that showcased all of the best elements that our sport has to offer.

The Kremlinology is that Ovechkin can be selfish and sometimes thoughtless and so is a liability in a closely contested game.

A tired Patrick Ewing had one of his infrequent poor shooting outings Tuesday night against the Pistons, making only one basket in the second half of a closely contested game.

When UConn, which has been the nation's top-ranked women's team all season, played Boston College five weeks ago, the underdog Eagles led by 3 points at the half before losing a closely contested game, 84-77.

Dockrell returned six for 29 from 11.4 overs, including a spell of four for none in 10 balls, to turn what had previously been a closely contested game into a romp for the home side.

Jacques Maghoma's penalty handed Burton a sixth home victory in a row after a closely contested game with Barnet.

So closely contested was this game that a goal-less draw looked on the cards until Rankin was quickest to react after Muirhead's header had come back off the bar.

Which explains why, in a Midwest battleground state that the Clinton campaign's data said would be closely contested, its ground game capacity was robust.