Definition of TREY

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Zimmerman’s buzzer-beating trey from about 35 feet lifted the Rams (25-4) to a 54-52 victory over District 3’s Lancaster Mennonite in Saturday’s semifinal at Chambersburg. — Rick O'brien, Philly.com, "Neumann-Goretti aims for fifth straight PIAA state championship," 25 Mar. 2018 Fortunately, Isaiah Payton's buzzer trey put Moeller up 17-8. — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, "Moeller claims fourth championship, slamming No. 1-ranked Solon 83-65," 24 Mar. 2018 After the Golden Hawks raced to a 14-1 advantage, Lightsey nailed two treys to ignite Imhotep’s 10-0 burst. — Rick O'brien, Philly.com, "Bernard Lightsey, Imhotep fight past Bethlehem Catholic in PIAA semifinals," 19 Mar. 2018 Shannon Coffee started the key sequence with a 3-pointer, one of just three treys in 29 attempts on the day for Stanford. — Jay Cohen, The Seattle Times, "Stanford women outlast Missouri State 55-46 in Sweet 16," 30 Mar. 2019 His three-pointer, assisted by Clayton Custer, gave the Ramblers a 69-65 lead before Caleb Martin drilled a late trey of his own to nearly stage another epic comeback. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, "Five things that make Elite Eight-bound Cinderella Loyola-Chicago such a unique contender," 22 Mar. 2018 Perry followed up the trey with another layup on the ensuing possession but failed to hit the front end of a one-and-one with 48 seconds in the half that would have broken a tie game at 39-39. — AL.com, "UAB knocks off Louisiana Tech to continue hot streak," 13 Jan. 2018 Bartlett got a boost from Samuel Marqueda, who sank five treys en route to 21 points, and Leroy Manogiamanu, who totaled 12 points and 14 rebounds. — Anchorage Daily News, "In battle of Eagles, Georgia team prevails to take Alaska Airlines Classic tournament title," 28 Jan. 2018 North Shore built its seemingly comfortable 59-52 cushion when Shemar Clark buried a long trey. — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, "Boys' basketball: Clear Lake stuns North Shore, 61-59," 23 Feb. 2018

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