WNBA · 2009-08-28 (UTC)

Sacramento Monarchs at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

40 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 5-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for SAC, 4 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 48 total · SAC 26, MIN 22 · +4 on SAC

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 5 pts
  • Fouls : SAC 26, MIN 22 — +4 on SAC
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : SAC 25, MIN 21 — +4 SAC
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

SAC (Away)

  • Hamchetou Maiga-Ba — 5 PF (Q4 0:10.2)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 39 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-27
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 46.6 fouls/game vs league 45.2 Near league avg
  • Sacramento Monarchs with assigned officials: 3-5, -4.4 foul diff/game (8-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 2-4, -3.0 foul diff/game (6-game sample)

Postgame result

SAC 95–100 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 48 total fouls
  • SAC fouls: 26
  • MIN fouls: 22

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