Basketball

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. To become or cause to become obstructed (4)
  2. 3. The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (7)
  3. 8. The classification of someone or something with respect to its worth (10)
  4. 9. Act of expanding by lengthening or widening (10)
  5. 11. A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (5)
  6. 12. A container that is usually woven and has handles (6)
  7. 15. The way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed (8)
  8. 16. Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field (3)

Down

  1. 2. The team that has the ball and is trying to score (7)
  2. 4. Being physically healthy and able to take part in activity. (7)
  3. 5. The act of firing a projectile (8)
  4. 6. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop (10)
  5. 7. An advantageous purchase (5)
  6. 10. An efficient incentive (7)
  7. 13. How fast something moves (5)
  8. 14. A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference (6)