| ANDONE | Free throw for being fouled while scoring, in basketball lingo |
| SETSHOT | Basketball free throw, for example |
| SCORING | Hitting a free throw, for example |
| STD | It's sometimes caught while scoring |
| ENFUEGO | Having the hot hand, in basketball lingo |
| MADHOPS | Dunker's gift, in basketball lingo |
| FLOATER | Short, high-arching shot, in basketball lingo |
| TREY | Successful shot from downtown, in basketball lingo |
| TEARDROPS | High-arcing shots, in basketball lingo |
| DAGGERS | Game-clinching shots, in basketball lingo |
| DROPPINGDIMES | Dishing out assists, in basketball lingo |
| OOP | Pass leading to a dunk, in basketball lingo |
| POSTERIZED | Made a spectacular dunk over, in basketball lingo |
| UPFAKE | Pretend shot, in basketball lingo |
| VERT | Jumping ability, in basketball lingo |
| SCLERA | Membrane clears after being fouled up |
| PEG | Part of a riverbank allotted to an angler in a competition; stake for securing a tent rope; a clip for hanging laundry out to dry; or, an object for scoring in cribbage (3) |
| PEGS | Pins used for scoring in cribbage; stakes for securing tent ropes; or, posts in croquet that must be struck with the balls to gain points (4) |
| BONIOL | He led the Eagles in scoring in 1997 and 1998 |
| POINT | Unit of scoring in tennis; or, a unit of two milligrams for diamonds (5) |
