foul out
verb
fouled out; fouling out; fouls out
: to be put out of a basketball game for exceeding the number of fouls permitted
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Redshirt sophomore guard Christian Hammond led the Broncos with 16 points, senior forward Elijah Mahi scored 15 and redshirt freshman forward Allen Graves added 13 before fouling out late.
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Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Griffen fouled out with about 4 minutes left and A&M made just three field goals from that time on.
—American Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Arenas scored 25 points for USC, Kam Woods added 14 and Ezra Ausar finished with 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Knicks All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson shouldered some of the blame for Karl-Anthony Towns fouling out while attempting to set a screen for him in overtime of the Knicks’ 137-134 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
Griffen fouled out with about 4 minutes left and A&M made just three field goals from that time on.
—American Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Arenas scored 25 points for USC, Kam Woods added 14 and Ezra Ausar finished with 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Knicks All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson shouldered some of the blame for Karl-Anthony Towns fouling out while attempting to set a screen for him in overtime of the Knicks’ 137-134 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Foul out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foul%20out. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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