WNBA · 2008-07-24 (UTC)

Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

100 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 4-point margin, a 20-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, a notable foul split, 18 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 47 total · MIN 19, IND 28 · +9 on IND

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 4 pts
  • Fouls : MIN 19, IND 28 — +9 on IND
  • Late-game fouls : 18 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : MIN 36, IND 16 — +20 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

IND (Home)

  • Ebony Hoffman — 5 PF (OT 0:08.0)
  • Tammy Sutton-Brown — 6 PF (Q4 1:09) · Fouled out
  • Tan White — 5 PF (OT 0:15.7)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 34 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2008 · since 2008-05-07
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 46.9 fouls/game vs league 46.8 Near league avg
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 5-4, -1.9 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 3-2, +3.8 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

MIN 84–80 IND · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 47 total fouls
  • MIN fouls: 19
  • IND fouls: 28

Player availability

IND (Home)

  • Tammy Sutton-Brown — Fouled out

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