free throw in English

noun
1
an unimpeded attempt at a basket (worth one point) awarded to a player following a foul or other infringement.
Fouled shooters get two or three free throws and your players are eventually disqualified.
noun
    foul shotcharity toss

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1. Bluder also voiced her concern about McDaniel’s ability to get to the free throw line — not to mention that as a team, Penn State ranks just behind Iowa in free throw percentage in the Big Ten.

2. We would expect, on average, that 75% of them would make that first free- throw.

3. A mad scramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing.

4. The Buffaloes went 17 of 19 from the free throw line and are now shooting 83.4% for the season

5. A mad scramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Jason Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing.

6. If a player is fouled while attempting a shot and the shot is successful, typically the player will be awarded one additional free throw for one point.

7. A free throw by Cotton with 2:23 left in the third cut the Banshees’ lead to 13 at 36-23, but an 8-0 Bethlehem run in response effectively slammed the door on any comeback hopes the Tigers might have

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