WNBA · 2011-07-26 (UTC)

Los Angeles Sparks at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

26 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 13-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for LA, 5 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 45 total · LA 24, MIN 21 · +3 on LA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 13 pts
  • Fouls : LA 24, MIN 21 — +3 on LA
  • Late-game fouls : 5 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : LA 19, MIN 15 — +4 LA
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Rebekkah Brunson — 1 PF · Ejected

LA (Away)

  • DeLisha Milton-Jones — 5 PF (Q3 3:36)
  • Jenna O'Hea — 5 PF (Q4 6:35)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 30 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2011 · since 2011-05-24
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 45.6 fouls/game vs league 43.5 Near league avg
  • Los Angeles Sparks with assigned officials: 2-1, -2.0 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 6-2, -1.7 foul diff/game (8-game sample)

Postgame result

LA 72–85 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 45 total fouls
  • LA fouls: 24
  • MIN fouls: 21

Player availability

MIN (Home)

  • Rebekkah Brunson — Ejected

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