WNBA · 2010-07-24 (UTC)
Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
100 / 100 Very high
Very high impact: the game had a 3-point margin, a 10-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, 31 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 66 total · PHO 35, MIN 31 · +4 on PHO
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 3 pts
- Fouls : PHO 35, MIN 31 — +4 on PHO
- Late-game fouls : 31 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : PHO 33, MIN 43 — +10 MIN
- Players in foul trouble : 8
Foul-trouble context
MIN (Home)
- Rebekkah Brunson — 5 PF (Q4 0:45.3)
- Nicky Anosike — 6 PF (Q4 5:05) · Fouled out
- Lindsay Whalen — 6 PF (OT 0:01.8) · Fouled out
- Monica Wright — 5 PF (2OT 0:00.4)
PHO (Away)
- Penny Taylor — 6 PF (Q4 0:18.1) · Fouled out
- Tangela Smith — 6 PF (2OT 1:51) · Fouled out
- Temeka Johnson — 5 PF (2OT 2:30)
- DeWanna Bonner — 5 PF (2OT 1:27)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for PHO in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Crew sample: 32 prior games, 3 with 2+ assigned · season 2010 · since 2010-05-07
- Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.8 fouls/game vs league 44.7 Near league avg
- Phoenix Mercury: Limited team-specific sample
- Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 1-4, -4.0 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample
Postgame result
Worked crew
- Referee: #42 Roy Gulbeyan
- Referee: Kevin Sparrock
- Referee: Billy Smith
Actual foul environment
Player availability
MIN (Home)
- Nicky Anosike — Fouled out
- Lindsay Whalen — Fouled out
PHO (Away)
- Penny Taylor — Fouled out
- Tangela Smith — Fouled out
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.