Basketball

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. An investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole (8)
  2. 6. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base (plural) (7)
  3. 8. The act of making and recording a measurement (11)
  4. 9. Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 (plural) (7)
  5. 11. A number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest (5)
  6. 12. A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (5)
  7. 13. A locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features (4)
  8. 14. A room in which a lawcourt sits (5)

Down

  1. 1. Succeeding with great difficulty (7)
  2. 2. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop (10)
  3. 4. The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (7)
  4. 5. A stroke that puts the ball in play (5)
  5. 7. To launch an ___ or assault on (9)
  6. 10. An official at a baseball game (6)