WNBA · 2008-07-12 (UTC)

Houston Comets at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

25 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 14-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for HOU, 7 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 48 total · HOU 25, MIN 23 · +2 on HOU

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 14 pts
  • Fouls : HOU 25, MIN 23 — +2 on HOU
  • Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : HOU 22, MIN 18 — +4 HOU
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Candice Wiggins — 5 PF (Q4 4:18)

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for MIN in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 33 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2008 · since 2008-05-13
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 48.6 fouls/game vs league 46.9 Near league avg
  • Houston Comets with assigned officials: 4-2, +2.8 foul diff/game (6-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 3-3, 0.0 foul diff/game (6-game sample)

Postgame result

HOU 71–85 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 48 total fouls
  • HOU fouls: 25
  • MIN fouls: 23

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.