WNBA · 2008-08-28 (UTC)

Houston Comets at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

54 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 17-point margin, a 5-attempt free-throw edge for HOU, a notable foul split, 14 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 53 total · HOU 19, SEA 34 · +15 on SEA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 17 pts
  • Fouls : HOU 19, SEA 34 — +15 on SEA
  • Late-game fouls : 14 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : HOU 22, SEA 17 — +5 HOU
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Camille Little — 6 PF (Q3 7:16) · Fouled out
  • Yolanda Griffith — 5 PF (Q3 9:12)

HOU (Away)

  • Matee Ajavon — 6 PF (Q4 2:11) · Fouled out

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 33 prior games, 6 with 2+ assigned · season 2008 · since 2008-05-10
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 50.0 fouls/game vs league 46.5 Near league avg
  • Houston Comets with assigned officials: 6-3, -0.6 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 7-3, -4.5 foul diff/game (10-game sample)

Postgame result

HOU 49–66 SEA · Winner: Seattle Storm

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 53 total fouls
  • HOU fouls: 19
  • SEA fouls: 34

Player availability

SEA (Home)

  • Camille Little — Fouled out

HOU (Away)

  • Matee Ajavon — Fouled out

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