WNBA · 2009-09-01 (UTC)

Minnesota Lynx at San Antonio Silver Stars

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

74 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 2-point margin, a 8-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, 13 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 46 total · MIN 24, SAS 22 · +2 on MIN

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 2 pts
  • Fouls : MIN 24, SAS 22 — +2 on MIN
  • Late-game fouls : 13 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : MIN 28, SAS 20 — +8 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

SAS (Home)

  • Ruth Riley — 5 PF (2OT 0:10.8)
  • Helen Darling — 5 PF (2OT 0:39.2)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 44 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-27
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 47.8 fouls/game vs league 45.4 Near league avg
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 5-3, -4.0 foul diff/game (8-game sample)
  • San Antonio Silver Stars: Limited team-specific sample

Postgame result

MIN 82–84 SAS · Winner: San Antonio Silver Stars

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 46 total fouls
  • MIN fouls: 24
  • SAS fouls: 22

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