How to Use jump ball in a Sentence

jump ball

noun

• Auburn won the jump ball, and McCormick hit the third three of the night.
  — Giana Han, al, 6 Dec. 2019
• On the rebound of Love’s post miss, the Cavs forced a jump ball.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2019
• The Bucks star then knocked the ball away from Butler and forced a jump ball.
  — Ben Steele, USA TODAY, 22 May 2021
• What was once his race to lose now looks more like a jump ball.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• On the next possession, Pritchard dove on the floor and forced a jump ball.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2018
• Dove won the jump ball and came down with the TD reception.
  — Brian Gosset, star-telegram, 15 Dec. 2017
• We’ve just got to find ways to get better on jump balls.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 5 Oct. 2019
• The Fever were able to come down with the final rebound before the Sky reached in to draw the jump ball.
  — Gabby Hajduk, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2022
• After forcing a jump ball with the score tied at 55-all, BNL gave the ball to Allen for the last shot.
  — Kenzie Winstead, The Courier-Journal, 3 Feb. 2018
• Those are tough numbers for a big body that should win jump balls.
  — cleveland, 16 Apr. 2020
• Because, of course, the joke was, none of those drivers were tall enough to snag a jump ball.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2021
• As the teams fought for ball, officials called a jump ball.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022
• That led to a jump ball with 4 minutes and 49 seconds left.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022
• The call on the court was a jump ball because the refs couldn't determine who knocked it out.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2018
• Don't get any ideas of James stepping on the court for the jump ball and then heading to the bench, either.
  — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• The ball could be out of bounds or in a different spot or even be ruled a jump ball.
  — Jake Fischer, SI.com, 10 July 2019
• There were jump balls caused by the Mustangs that went in Friendswood’s favor.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2020
• Then, Bogdanovic jumped on Leonard for the jump ball — which Bogdanovic won.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 June 2021
• By rule, a clock malfunction is solved with a jump ball.
  — Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• Phoenix won the jump ball and Paul hit a jumper to send the Suns to the victory after blowing a 16-point lead.
  — Chronicle News Services, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2021
• Officials overturned the call and the game came down to a jump ball at midcourt.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2019
• Cleveland's Jarrett Allen tapped the opening jump ball right to Hield, who turned and made a 3.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Dec. 2022
• With 6 seconds remaining in a one-point game, the two teams were sent to mid-court for a jump ball.
  — Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
• Robles missed a short jumper with five seconds left, but a jump ball on the rebound gave the ball back to Ridge.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2024
• There was a scramble for the rebound before a jump ball was called, giving the Warhawks the ball back with 17.4 left.
  — Andrew Gruman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2018
• At 6-foot-4, Vele wins jump balls, shows no fear in traffic and runs routes worthy of Google Maps.
  — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024
• Essentially, the state remains a jump ball, and one that is tough to catch and even tougher to hold.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
• Stephenson forced James into an odd jump ball with 4:47 to go.
  — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2018
• On first-and-20 from the Minnesota 29, Rivers threw Alie-Cox a jump ball on a corner route.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2020
• Then Morgan threw a jump ball to Johnson in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard score with 13 seconds left.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024