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
Worked crew
- Referee: Tony Dawkins
- Referee: #31 Amy Bonner
- Referee: June Courteau
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.