WNBA · 2009-09-04 (UTC)

New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

66 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 3-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for CON, 10 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 48 total · NYL 26, CON 22 · +4 on NYL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 3 pts
  • Fouls : NYL 26, CON 22 — +4 on NYL
  • Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : NYL 17, CON 21 — +4 CON
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

CON (Home)

  • Sandrine Gruda — 6 PF (Q4 7:52) · Fouled out

NYL (Away)

  • Shameka Christon — 6 PF (OT 2:46) · Fouled out
  • Essence Carson — 6 PF (Q3 2:23) · Fouled out

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 45 prior games, 7 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-22
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 48.7 fouls/game vs league 45.4 Near league avg
  • New York Liberty with assigned officials: 2-6, +3.5 foul diff/game (8-game sample)
  • Connecticut Sun with assigned officials: 4-4, -3.0 foul diff/game (8-game sample)

Postgame result

NYL 85–88 CON · Winner: Connecticut Sun

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 48 total fouls
  • NYL fouls: 26
  • CON fouls: 22

Player availability

CON (Home)

  • Sandrine Gruda — Fouled out

NYL (Away)

  • Shameka Christon — Fouled out
  • Essence Carson — Fouled out

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