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Word: lane (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kirkland then drove the lane, tieing the game and drawing a foul. Talk about PRESSURE, and storybook finishes. With college scouts and big press writeups hovering in the wings, Kirkland sunk the shot and Elk Grove High...

Author: By Daniel Gil, | Title: Chemical Benzene Rings Replace Basketball Rims | 3/30/1977 | See Source »

...forwards, who work it in for good shots. While half-court rules restrict basket-to-basket flow, they also place a premium on passing and shooting. Other regulations boost the pace and scoring. Guards may not tie up the ball unless a forward is either in the lane or taking a shot. Players are restricted to two dribbles and must pass off. shoot or take their requisite two bounces within three seconds of getting the ball. The result is a fast-paced, intricately patterned contest. Scores in the 90s are not uncommon in the 32-minute games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hooping It Up Big in the Cornbelt | 3/28/1977 | See Source »

Perhaps the slickest play of the game for the varsity cagers involved the player-coach tandem. After Hildy Meyers, who led the women with ten points, passed off to Kleinfelder, the coach flipped a scintillating behind-the-back toss to Frizell who took the pass down the lane for a driving...

Author: By Mark D. Director and Jonathan J. Ledecky, S | Title: Bok's Deadly Set-Shot Sparks Jocks To 68-41 Win Over 'Cliffe Hoopsters | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

Dave Rogers swooped down the lane in traffic to make it 64-59 with 2:03 left to play, but with a stranglehold on the lead, Columbia was content to go into a stall...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Cagers Shock Columbia in OT, 73-71 | 3/5/1977 | See Source »

Without Carter, Westfield was unable to keep up with Harvard's fast-paced game. Their defense, which was a middle-clogging zone in the first half, shifted to a man-to-man effort in the second half. Without Carter to slough off and block the lane, Harvard drove through the Westfield defense with ease...

Author: By Mark D. Director, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women Eliminate Westfield St., 73-59; Carle Powers Crimson Attack With 26 | 3/5/1977 | See Source »

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