WNBA · 2010-09-14 (UTC)

Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

100 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 3-point margin, a 14-attempt free-throw edge for SEA, a notable foul split, 10 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 56 total · ATL 36, SEA 20 · +16 on ATL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 3 pts
  • Fouls : ATL 36, SEA 20 — +16 on ATL
  • Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : ATL 23, SEA 37 — +14 SEA
  • Players in foul trouble : 5

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Sue Bird — 5 PF (Q4 0:05.2)

ATL (Away)

  • Sancho Lyttle — 5 PF (Q3 9:08)
  • Angel McCoughtry — 5 PF (Q4 0:18.8)
  • Iziane Castro — 6 PF (Q4 7:07) · Fouled out
  • Erika de Souza — 6 PF (Q4 1:23) · Fouled out

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 43 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2010 · since 2010-05-08
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 46.7 fouls/game vs league 44.3 Near league avg
  • Atlanta Dream with assigned officials: 8-3, -3.2 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 9-1, +2.1 foul diff/game (10-game sample)

Postgame result

ATL 84–87 SEA · Winner: Seattle Storm

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 56 total fouls
  • ATL fouls: 36
  • SEA fouls: 20

Player availability

ATL (Away)

  • Iziane Castro — Fouled out
  • Erika de Souza — Fouled out

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