<P> In the sport of basketball, the bonus situation (also called the penalty situation) occurs when one team accumulates a requisite number of fouls, which number varies depending on the level of play . When one team has committed the requisite number of fouls, each subsequent foul results in the opposing team's taking free throws regardless of the type of foul committed (i.e., whether the foul was a shooting foul). Teams under the limit are commonly referred to as having fouls to give, and thus they can try to disrupt their opponents without being penalized free throws . These fouls reset every quarter or half depending on the rules in use (i.e. FIBA, NBA, NCAA, etc .). </P> <P> Under FIBA rules, used for all competitions involving international teams and most leagues outside the U.S., the penalty is triggered when a team commits more than four fouls in a quarter; the fifth and subsequent team fouls will incur penalty free throws . All subsequent non-shooting defensive fouls committed by that team in the same quarter concede two free throws . All fouls committed by players count towards the team foul count . </P>

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