foul trouble
noun
sports
: the state of having committed several fouls : the state of being close to fouling out
a basketball player in foul trouble
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After opening a 16-9 lead in the first quarter, Harvard-Westlake got into foul trouble and lost its lead.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The Cougars trailed 34-30 at the break; worse, their top player, Jordan Vasquez, found herself in foul trouble.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Bad Bear, a member of the Crow tribe, got in foul trouble in the first half and managed just 11 points and six rebounds.
—Joseph D’hippolito, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
Her foul trouble in the second half helped Bishop O’Dowd close to within nine points in the fourth quarter.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Both Jordan Butler and Noah Carter ended in foul trouble in the second half, resulting in just 14 minutes for Carter over the final 20 minutes of play.
—Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2024
Come Thursday, similar ingredients went into Minnesota’s 84-76 loss to No. 2 Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Gophers’ hot 3-point shooting helped stake them to an eight-point halftime lead, but foul trouble added up and the U couldn’t keep up in the second half.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
Bacot made 10 of 13 shots and also had five assists while staying out of foul trouble in a marquee post matchup with Duke star Kyle Filipowski.
—Aaron Beard, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Martin scored six points in the first quarter, blocked a pair of shots, got in foul trouble, sat out a good portion of the game and finished with eight points and four rebounds.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The Cougars trailed 34-30 at the break; worse, their top player, Jordan Vasquez, found herself in foul trouble.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Bad Bear, a member of the Crow tribe, got in foul trouble in the first half and managed just 11 points and six rebounds.
—Joseph D’hippolito, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024
Her foul trouble in the second half helped Bishop O’Dowd close to within nine points in the fourth quarter.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Both Jordan Butler and Noah Carter ended in foul trouble in the second half, resulting in just 14 minutes for Carter over the final 20 minutes of play.
—Jaden Lewis, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2024
Come Thursday, similar ingredients went into Minnesota’s 84-76 loss to No. 2 Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
The Gophers’ hot 3-point shooting helped stake them to an eight-point halftime lead, but foul trouble added up and the U couldn’t keep up in the second half.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2024
Bacot made 10 of 13 shots and also had five assists while staying out of foul trouble in a marquee post matchup with Duke star Kyle Filipowski.
—Aaron Beard, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
Martin scored six points in the first quarter, blocked a pair of shots, got in foul trouble, sat out a good portion of the game and finished with eight points and four rebounds.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
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