WNBA · 2010-08-03 (UTC)

Connecticut Sun at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

83 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 5-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, a notable foul split, 17 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 49 total · CON 21, MIN 28 · +7 on MIN

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : CON 21, MIN 28 — +7 on MIN
  • Late-game fouls : 17 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : CON 26, MIN 31 — +5 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Monica Wright — 5 PF (Q4 0:39.9)
  • Charde Houston — 5 PF (Q4 4:07)

CON (Away)

  • Tina Charles — 6 PF (OT 0:55.7) · Fouled out
  • Renee Montgomery — 5 PF (OT 0:22.6)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 45 prior games, 6 with 2+ assigned · season 2010 · since 2010-05-10
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.5 fouls/game vs league 44.7 Near league avg
  • Connecticut Sun with assigned officials: 5-4, -4.6 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 2-4, -3.0 foul diff/game (6-game sample)

Postgame result

CON 103–111 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 49 total fouls
  • CON fouls: 21
  • MIN fouls: 28

Player availability

CON (Away)

  • Tina Charles — Fouled out

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