Definition of personal foul
: a foul in a game (such as basketball) involving usually physical contact with or deliberate roughing of an opponent — compare technical foul
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But Brunson went to the bench with 10:51 to play after picking up his fourth personal foul and Michigan showed some life, cutting the deficit to 56-44 on Matthews’ layup with 9:08 remaining.
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After a lengthy video review, Davis, Turner, Ferguson and Westbrook were handed technical fouls and Davis was awarded a personal foul.
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With ’Nova up, 52-44, big man Omari Spellman, a hero of the Sweet 16 win over West Virginia, was whistled for a questionable fourth personal foul with 6:29 to go attempting to corral an offensive rebound.
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Toward the end of Corprew’s scoring stretch, Ben Perez fired off back-to-back 3-pointers before sitting with his second personal foul.
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However, the Sixers were called for 22 personal fouls compared to 12 by the Hornets.
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The low point was probably when Michigan’s Moritz Wagner was called for committing a personal foul with his chin.
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The result was a technical foul on Whiteside, but also Embiid's fourth personal foul, which forced him to the bench at that juncture for the balance of the period, with the 76ers up one.
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That also put the Bruins in a 9-3 lead on the personal foul calls, prompting some wisecracks from the West Brook fans aimed at the referees.
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First Known Use of personal foul
circa 1829
PERSONAL FOUL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of personal foul for English Language Learners
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basketball : a foul that involves physical contact with an opponent
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