WNBA · 2008-07-22 (UTC)

Seattle Storm at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

35 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 3-point margin, a 1-attempt free-throw edge for SEA, 4 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 44 total · SEA 24, MIN 20 · +4 on SEA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 3 pts
  • Fouls : SEA 24, MIN 20 — +4 on SEA
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : SEA 19, MIN 18 — +1 SEA
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Away)

  • Tanisha Wright — 5 PF (Q4 4:39)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 34 prior games · season 2008 · since 2008-05-01
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 48.1 fouls/game vs league 46.8 Near league avg
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 5-2, -4.7 foul diff/game (7-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 4-2, +0.3 foul diff/game (6-game sample)

Postgame result

SEA 76–73 MIN · Winner: Seattle Storm

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 44 total fouls
  • SEA fouls: 24
  • MIN fouls: 20

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