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tipoff
[ tip-awf, -of ]
noun
Basketball.
- a jump ball that begins each period.
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“We haven’t seen this team at all this year so it’ll be a good test for us to see where we really are,†Shaw said before tipoff.
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Cronin said his most vivid memory of UCLA’s 86-80 overtime victory over Michigan State in the First Four game came before tipoff.
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The tributes to Walton started well before tipoff.
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During one of his last visits to Pauley Pavilion, Walton arrived long before tipoff so that he could show a friend the exhibits on the concourse dedicated to coach John Wooden.
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The two-time All-Star, who averages 20.7 points, 7.4 assists, and 4.3 rebounds, was ruled out just before tipoff because of knee soreness.
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