Word: layup
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Princeton brought the ball upcourt and attempted a freeze. Crimson guard Bill Hickey stole the ball, drove in for the tying layup, but the six foot four Sisler blocked the shot...
Behind 41 to 50 with a minute and a half left in the game, the Crimson pressed hard and almost succeeded in winning. Jim Urdan made a top9in and a long set shot, and John Stevenson went in for a layup, was fouled, and made the free throw. Brown took the ball out, but Stevenson intercepted and made a jump shot for the final score...
Leverett led for most of the first half, but the Prexies peeked away at the lead steadily. Finally, shortly before the intermission, Terry Buchauan, a standout all day for Timothy Dwight, scored on a two-handed layup to put the Elis in front. They were never headed thereafter...
Rock is much slower afoot than most collegiate players, but offsets this lack of speed with an uncanny faking ability. Although he has an effective set shot, most of his scoring occurs when he travels parallel to the backboard, takes a quick fake, and then spins in a layup with either or both hands...
Columbia trailed for 13 and a half minutes, then tied the score on a set shot by little Sherry Marshall, and went ahead on Norm Skinner's layup. After that, the score was tied twice and the lead changed hands four times...