WNBA · 2011-10-05 (UTC)

Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

100 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 6-point margin, a 14-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, a notable foul split, 13 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 62 total · ATL 36, MIN 26 · +10 on ATL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 6 pts
  • Fouls : ATL 36, MIN 26 — +10 on ATL
  • Late-game fouls : 13 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : ATL 32, MIN 46 — +14 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 5

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Maya Moore — 5 PF (Q3 0:38.8)
  • Lindsay Whalen — 5 PF (Q4 4:52)

ATL (Away)

  • Erika de Souza — 5 PF (Q4 6:22)
  • Sancho Lyttle — 6 PF (Q3 0:51.1) · Fouled out
  • Angel McCoughtry — 5 PF (Q4 1:39)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 68 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2011 · since 2011-05-24
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.2 fouls/game vs league 42.9 Near league avg
  • Atlanta Dream with assigned officials: 8-3, -3.4 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 12-4, -0.4 foul diff/game (16-game sample)

Postgame result

ATL 95–101 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 62 total fouls
  • ATL fouls: 36
  • MIN fouls: 26

Player availability

ATL (Away)

  • Sancho Lyttle — Fouled out

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