WNBA · 2008-07-27 (UTC)

Sacramento Monarchs at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

62 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 6-point margin, a 1-attempt free-throw edge for SAC, a notable foul split, 12 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 53 total · SAC 29, SEA 24 · +5 on SAC

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 6 pts
  • Fouls : SAC 29, SEA 24 — +5 on SAC
  • Late-game fouls : 12 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : SAC 26, SEA 25 — +1 SAC
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Swin Cash — 5 PF (Q4 0:06.9)
  • Sue Bird — 6 PF (Q4 0:50.3) · Fouled out
  • Yolanda Griffith — 5 PF (Q4 9:41)

SAC (Away)

  • Nicole Powell — 5 PF (Q3 7:43)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 32 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2008 · since 2008-05-10
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 49.9 fouls/game vs league 46.5 Near league avg
  • Sacramento Monarchs with assigned officials: 2-2, -1.7 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 6-3, -4.4 foul diff/game (9-game sample)

Postgame result

SAC 71–77 SEA · Winner: Seattle Storm

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 53 total fouls
  • SAC fouls: 29
  • SEA fouls: 24

Player availability

SEA (Home)

  • Sue Bird — Fouled out

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