WNBA · 2012-10-17 (UTC)

Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

30 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 12-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for IND, 4 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 40 total · IND 18, MIN 22 · +4 on MIN

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 12 pts
  • Fouls : IND 18, MIN 22 — +4 on MIN
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : IND 16, MIN 12 — +4 IND
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Taj McWilliams-Franklin — 6 PF (Q4 0:40.0) · Fouled out

IND (Away)

  • Shavonte Zellous — 5 PF (Q4 6:39)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 67 prior games, 7 with 2+ assigned · season 2012 · since 2012-05-13
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 36.3 fouls/game vs league 39.0 Near league avg
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 5-4, +1.1 foul diff/game (9-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 11-2, -0.5 foul diff/game (13-game sample)

Postgame result

IND 71–83 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 40 total fouls
  • IND fouls: 18
  • MIN fouls: 22

Player availability

MIN (Home)

  • Taj McWilliams-Franklin — Fouled out

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