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Layup

Layup | Layups

Layup meaning

A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away. | A relatively easy task. | The state of being laid up.

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Kelman added a free throw before freshman Emma Hamilton drove for a layup for the Patriots, but Kylie Crocker found Kelman for a layup twice and Kelman fed Partridge for a layup and Greely’s final points.

After Holmes made a layup, Nadeau sank two free throws, Holmes made a layup with her left hand and with 59.6 seconds to go, junior Brittany Desjardin sank a 3 to cut the deficit to 52-42, but Leckie countered with a layup.

Nia Hunter darted in for a layup, and then a second later Erin Sellers ripped a steal and ducked in for a layup, and suddenly Oakland Tech was up 11 and running away to an eventual blowout.

Mancini fed Scott for a layup to extend the lead but a Gallego free throw and a Simon steal and eventual layup sliced the lead to one.

After a Stefan Simmons layup as time expired in the quarter brought GSA’s lead to eight points, Schildroth began the fourth with a steal, layup and foul shot that gave his team the momentum once again.

A three, two missed free throws, a layup, two more missed free throws and another layup and in a span of 22 seconds, the Huskies erased a seven-point deficit.

The Aztecs ended the first half on a 7-0 run after a layup from sophomore forward Nolan Narain (six points), two Watson free-throws and a layup by Kell to go into the break with a 40-36 lead after a closely contested first half.

A Butler layup later moved the Heat within 82-80 with 6:43 to play, only to be countered by a Coby White 3-pointer.

A couple of plays later, Baker got a fast-break layup to bring the score to 54-53.

Adam Sanogo, who scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds, goes up for a layup during UConn’s victory.

Adside goes up for layup through contact.

A dunk by Davis and a layup by James allowed the Lakers to move within 92-86 with 3:48 left in the contest.

After another stop, the C’s put the ball in the hands of White again, and he found a lane to the hoop for a layup that put the C’s up three with a minute remaining.

After blocking a Jahvon Quinerly layup attempt with 17.9 seconds left, Mensah did a thumbs down gesture.

After just one minute of action, Huntley swatted a layup on the defensive end and then came down and hit another three-pointer to give the Mountaineers a 6-2 lead.

After the timeout, made a layup from a steal, cutting the deficit back to two and forcing another Chattanooga timeout.

A Hofstra three-pointer after two loose ball fouls on Towson cut the lead to six points, but an offensive board and layup from guard Nygal Russell put the game at an eight-point differential with Towson leading 27-19 at the 1:26 mark.

An assist by Eaton to Walker for a layup in transition was the first field goal of the fourth as it gave ‘Burg a 35-30 lead with 4:50 left.

Anunoby grabbed the long rebound on Booker's missed three-pointer, allowing the Raptors to kill more time and Dennis Schroder drove to the lane on the ensuing possession for a layup that gave Toronto a five-point lead with 24.4 left on the clock.

Ashawd Wynn goes up for a layup but is caught by Jacob Holland.