triple overtime
Three extra periods
Triple overtime is a period of play in sports when a game remains tied after two overtime periods, requiring a third extra session to determine a winner.
The term also describes any situation of extreme extended effort or exhaustion: I pulled triple overtime finishing that project.
Games reaching triple overtime are relatively rare and often memorable for their drama and physical toll on players.
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- playoffContest deciding advancement
- game sevenTiebreaker in playoffs
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
buzzer · nail-biter · extra period · shot clock · marathon · grueling · clutch · fatigue · dead tired · last legs · scoreboard · tied · thriller · on the edge · endurance · fourth quarter · dramatic · legendary
- Epic Sports MomentsSuper Bowl, title fight, championship game, gold medal match, buzzer beater
- game periodsquarter, half, period, inning, set
- overtimesudden death, golden goal, extra innings, penalty kicks, shootout
- Sports Resultswin, championship, first place, second place, victory
- tiebreakerssudden death, penalty shootout, tiebreak, extra innings, penalty kicks
- Big GamesSuper Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, World Cup Final, championship game
triple overtimeregulation
Official rules governing conduct
standard time · normal time · double overtime · sudden death · scheduled time
triple overtimeblowout
Sudden tire failure
rout · mercy rule · shutout · landslide victory · decisive victory
triple, overtime, time, over, triply, tripled, tripling, triples, triplet