Sentence examples for closely contested game with from inspiring English sources

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Games were shortened to 60 minutes in 1906, but, not surprisingly, there continued to be timing discrepancies, especially during closely contested games.

One thing is for sure, and it's that the regular season really prepared these kids for playing in closely contested games.

"I think you're going to see closely contested games and the team that has the ability to capitalize on an event, whether good or bad, sometimes those are the difference-makers in the game.