WNBA · 2009-08-20 (UTC)

Indiana Fever at Sacramento Monarchs

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

97 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 5-point margin, a 10-attempt free-throw edge for SAC, a notable foul split, 7 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 50 total · IND 31, SAC 19 · +12 on IND

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 5 pts
  • Fouls : IND 31, SAC 19 — +12 on IND
  • Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : IND 13, SAC 23 — +10 SAC
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

IND (Away)

  • Tamika Catchings — 5 PF (Q4 1:47)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 46 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-22
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 45.3 fouls/game vs league 44.9 Near league avg
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 4-2, -2.2 foul diff/game (6-game sample)
  • Sacramento Monarchs with assigned officials: 1-6, -3.4 foul diff/game (7-game sample)

Postgame result

IND 62–67 SAC · Winner: Sacramento Monarchs

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 50 total fouls
  • IND fouls: 31
  • SAC fouls: 19

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