team foul

noun

: one of a designated number of personal fouls the players on a basketball team may commit during a given period of play before the opposing team begins receiving bonus free throws

Examples of team foul in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Sparks fell into foul trouble early on, with four team fouls in the first quarter, but quickly came alive after a Rae Burrell three-pointer. —

Marissa Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024 Teams will reach the bonus when their opponent commits five fouls in each quarter and team fouls will reset at the end of each quarter. —

Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023 Previously, teams shot one-and-one the seventh, eighth and nine team fouls (non-shooting) of each half before getting two shots on the 10th foul of the half. —

Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023 Instead, a foul after reaching the bonus leads to a two-shot foul and begins after the fifth team foul in each quarter, and the number of team fouls is reset at the end of each quarter, much like women's college basketball games. —

Henry Apple, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for team foul

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