WNBA · 2009-09-03 (UTC)

Seattle Storm at Washington Mystics

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

85 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had an 11-point margin, a 13-attempt free-throw edge for WAS, a notable foul split, 15 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 63 total · SEA 36, WAS 27 · +9 on SEA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 11 pts
  • Fouls : SEA 36, WAS 27 — +9 on SEA
  • Late-game fouls : 15 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : SEA 25, WAS 38 — +13 WAS
  • Players in foul trouble : 5

Foul-trouble context

WAS (Home)

  • Crystal Langhorne — 5 PF (Q3 2:25)
  • Nakia Sanford — 5 PF (Q4 2:26)

SEA (Away)

  • Camille Little — 5 PF (Q4 7:13)
  • Janell Burse — 6 PF (Q3 2:25) · Fouled out
  • Suzy Batkovic — 5 PF (Q3 3:32)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 47 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-21
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.5 fouls/game vs league 45.4 Near league avg
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 6-3, -1.6 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
  • Washington Mystics with assigned officials: 3-6, -0.3 foul diff/game (9-game sample)

Postgame result

SEA 67–78 WAS · Winner: Washington Mystics

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 63 total fouls
  • SEA fouls: 36
  • WAS fouls: 27

Player availability

SEA (Away)

  • Janell Burse — Fouled out

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