jump ball , also: tipoff

A jump ball is not used to start the game.

Evolution has turned the art of the jump ball into history.

No foul was called at the time, only a jump ball.

What if he merely caught the jump ball and set up a play?

Also, following each "goal" a jump ball was taken in the middle of the court.

During the 1937 season, the teams had a center jump ball after each score.

A jump ball is thrown between them, at which point play begins.

After the game, the Bills wanted to talk about the jump ball in the end zone.

"The jump ball was chaos, especially at one end of the floor or the other," he said.

"I think that's when it was a jump ball called."

But once the jump ball went up, you could see that everybody was ready."

He made no mention of jump balls in his 13 original rules.

I didn't like the call on the jump ball, but they did a good job to take away our options.

Brown took credit for winning the jump ball against Collins.

A jump ball may also be called if there are different calls by two or more referees.

Jump ball happens at the start of every game.

A jump ball is a method used to begin or resume play in basketball.

Of the three possible calls in that situation, a jump ball is by far the rarest.

Alternating possession At the start of the game there is a jump ball.

Neither player drew a foul and a jump ball was called.

Players meet at midfield where a jump ball begins the game.

Most leagues do not use a jump ball except at the beginning of the game, and sometimes to start overtime.

Now here are five Tigers, eyes on the jump ball in midair.

He also won a jump ball at the Clippers' end of the court with two seconds to go.

But then the Mavericks caused a second jump ball with 3.4 seconds.