Sentence examples for getting the ball through from inspiring English sources

On offense, the Sooners had trouble hitting the rim, much less getting the ball through it, missing their first 6 shots and 17 of their first 20 on their way to 25 percent shooting in the first half.

Just getting the ball through the hoop will garner a single point, but a well-timed dunk and other tricks earn points that will let you dribble on your head and get 4 or 5 points for a single extravagantly performed shot.

Use the power in your legs to propel you upward and focus your attention on getting the ball through the net.

We kind of played into their big men, and we weren't able to get the ball through to Brek behind their defense".

If they successfully get the ball through the goalposts and over the horizontal goal bar, that's a conversion and an extra two points.

"It was a difficult wicket to land on, it dug up because it was a bit earthy, so I was struggling to get the grip and zip to get the ball through," he said.

Warwickshire's attack cannot be faulted for effort - Chris Wright got the ball through a lot better than in the first innings, for example - yet the only sniff of a chance in the middle session came when Joyce turned a delivery from spinner Jeetan Patel into short-leg Laurie Evans' midriff.

After the defeat in Hamilton, and his tepid performance, there was an inevitability that Harmison would go, although the manner in which he got the ball through in practice and the predicted nature of the pitch suggested a possible last-minute stay of execution.

To this end they have had a compliant groundsman who, while capable of producing a drop-in pitch with genuine pace and bounce, has seen how Steve Finn got the ball through during the limited overs matches and appears to have top-dressed this offering with Mogadon.

Oxford could have had a third goal when they managed to get the ball through the Engineers' goalposts, but the players did not appeal for the goal.

It was as if there was a magnetic pull from my eyes straight to the net that got the ball through.