I've had it go both ways (foul deficit and foul surplus for our team), but for quite some time last year, we were doing a great job of putting the foul count in our favor. And it was an explicit goal to get to the line twice as much as our opponents. Simple matter of attacking the basket on every possession, blocking out well on rebounds on both ends, moving our feet on defense. It's amazing how good basketball has good results on the scoreboard, and not only with respect to the score.
Don't try to even the foul count, call the game evenly and the foul count will reflect how the game was played.
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