WNBA · 2008-08-30 (UTC)

Washington Mystics at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

38 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 14-point margin, a 5-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, 11 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 73 total · WAS 38, MIN 35 · +3 on WAS

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 14 pts
  • Fouls : WAS 38, MIN 35 — +3 on WAS
  • Late-game fouls : 11 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : WAS 32, MIN 37 — +5 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 7

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Nicky Anosike — 5 PF (Q3 1:54)
  • Nicole Ohlde — 5 PF (Q2 1:47)
  • Vanessa Hayden-Johnson — 5 PF (Q4 9:26)

WAS (Away)

  • Monique Currie — 5 PF (Q4 2:17)
  • Alana Beard — 5 PF (Q2 0:55.4)
  • Tasha Humphrey — 5 PF (Q4 7:03)
  • Crystal Langhorne — 5 PF (Q4 3:47)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 43 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2008 · since 2008-05-01
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 48.6 fouls/game vs league 46.6 Near league avg
  • Washington Mystics with assigned officials: 5-4, -2.1 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 4-3, -2.0 foul diff/game (7-game sample)

Postgame result

WAS 78–92 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 73 total fouls
  • WAS fouls: 38
  • MIN fouls: 35

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