shot clock
noun
: a clock in basketball that displays a countdown of the time within which shooting the ball is required
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Darren Collison’s 3-pointer with 4:43 remaining barely beat the shot clock and extended UCLA’s lead to eight points.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Leading 82-79 and fending off a 6-0 Texas A&M run in the final minutes, Michigan needed to regroup late in the shot clock.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Missouri, which averaged 90.6 points over the final eight games of the regular season, is used to playing fast and shooting early in the shot clock.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Teams generally get better shots early in the shot clock, so Maryland is creating them on offense and preventing them on defense.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
Leading 82-79 and fending off a 6-0 Texas A&M run in the final minutes, Michigan needed to regroup late in the shot clock.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
Missouri, which averaged 90.6 points over the final eight games of the regular season, is used to playing fast and shooting early in the shot clock.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Teams generally get better shots early in the shot clock, so Maryland is creating them on offense and preventing them on defense.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Shot clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shot%20clock. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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