Sentence examples for first half to keep from inspiring English sources

Pierce scored 19 of his points in the first half to keep Boston close through an atypical sluggish start.

There's a second-half tail-off, but enough in the first half to keep up the sugar rush.

Heather Butler scored 23 of her season-high 37 points in the first half to keep the Skyhawks 19-155) in the game.

UConn began the game ice-cold — missing 18 of its first 23 shots — but had enough second-chance opportunities (nine in the first half) to keep possessions alive.

Maska went 4-for-7 on 3-point attempts in the first half to keep the Eagles within 10, 41-31, at halftime.

Bryant's only breakout came in Game 3, when he scored 25 points, including 18 in the first half, to keep the Lakers afloat with a 93-91 victory.

There may have only been one game, but there was enough excitement in that second half to keep my wee fingers going full pelt on the keyboard.

The same really went for both teams as we both only had one point from two games to start the season". "It was really important in that second half to keep a clean sheet.

"He did make a very fine save in the first-half to keep us in the game," said Brown.

He made some nice saves in the first half to limit the damage and keep the U.S in the game.

Indeed, when Ainscough was sent over by Heath L'Estrange, the Bulls looked to be cantering to victory, but Nathan Massey grabbed a score back for Cas - the ninth try of the first half - to keep them in the game.