Examples of free throw in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the final year of his rookie contract, Brunson improved to career-highs 16.3 points, 84% free throw shooting, 58.3% true shooting, 4.8 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 31.9 minutes played per contest during the regular season. — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2022 Only Johnson and Garland have averaged better than 20 points, 8.0 assists, 46% shooting and 90% free throw shooting in a season. — Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2022 After fighting their way back into it, the Spurs won it with clutch free throw shooting. — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2022 By the numbers: Hoover made 8-of-13 from 3-point range (61.5 percent) and its 19-of-24 free throw shooting was outstanding at 79.2 percent. — Dennis Victory, al, 5 Mar. 2022 The Hoosiers are 13th in conference play in 3-point shooting (31.2%) and free throw shooting (68.4%). — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2022 North’s downfall was free throw shooting (10 of 18) and turnovers (15). — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2022 Louisville entered Sunday's game as a 73% free throw shooting team but couldn't convert against the Yellow Jackets. — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Jan. 2022 Poor shooting luck bled over into free throw shooting as USU made just 17 of 28 shots from the charity stripe. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2021 See More

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