Penalty situation

Penalty Situation: Related to Over the Limit. This is when a team is out of fouls. If they can't foul anymore without the other team shooting free throws, it is a Penalty Situation.

Penalty Situation
When a team has committed more than its allotted four fouls per quarter and thus each subsequent foul becomes a shooting foul. Also: Over the limit.
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Section V-Free Throw Penalty Situations
a. Each team shall be limited to four team fouls per regulation period without additional penalties.

2 Defensive fouls committed during a throw-in prior to the ball being released result in two free throws regardless of the penalty situation.
3 In the NBA, a team must have five players on the court at all times.

See also: Point, Scoring, Basketball, Free throw, Five