WNBA · 2010-09-16 (UTC)

Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

63 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 3-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for SEA, a notable foul split, 8 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 50 total · SEA 28, ATL 22 · +6 on SEA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 3 pts
  • Fouls : SEA 28, ATL 22 — +6 on SEA
  • Late-game fouls : 8 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : SEA 30, ATL 26 — +4 SEA
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

ATL (Home)

  • Erika de Souza — 5 PF (Q4 4:03)
  • Sancho Lyttle — 5 PF (Q4 4:24)

SEA (Away)

  • Swin Cash — 5 PF (Q4 0:31.7)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 71 prior games, 8 with 2+ assigned · season 2010 · since 2010-05-04
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.9 fouls/game vs league 44.3 Near league avg
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 9-5, +3.4 foul diff/game (14-game sample)
  • Atlanta Dream with assigned officials: 8-6, -0.7 foul diff/game (14-game sample)

Postgame result

SEA 87–84 ATL · Winner: Seattle Storm

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 50 total fouls
  • SEA fouls: 28
  • ATL fouls: 22

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