WNBA · 2009-07-15 (UTC)

Detroit Shock at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

79 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 3-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for TUL, a notable foul split, 6 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 52 total · TUL 21, SEA 31 · +10 on SEA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 3 pts
  • Fouls : TUL 21, SEA 31 — +10 on SEA
  • Late-game fouls : 6 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : TUL 19, SEA 15 — +4 TUL
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Swin Cash — 6 PF (Q3 4:26) · Fouled out
  • Tanisha Wright — 6 PF (Q3 5:35) · Fouled out
  • Janell Burse — 5 PF (Q3 2:25)

TUL (Away)

  • Taj McWilliams-Franklin — 5 PF (Q3 7:11)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 14 prior games, 3 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-30
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 46.4 fouls/game vs league 45.8 Near league avg
  • Detroit Shock: Limited team-specific sample
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 3-1, +3.3 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

TUL 66–63 SEA · Winner: Detroit Shock

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 52 total fouls
  • TUL fouls: 21
  • SEA fouls: 31

Player availability

SEA (Home)

  • Swin Cash — Fouled out
  • Tanisha Wright — Fouled out

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