WNBA · 2012-10-21 (UTC)

Minnesota Lynx at Indiana Fever

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

84 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 9-point margin, a 19-attempt free-throw edge for IND, a notable foul split, 8 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 43 total · MIN 24, IND 19 · +5 on MIN

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 9 pts
  • Fouls : MIN 24, IND 19 — +5 on MIN
  • Late-game fouls : 8 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : MIN 12, IND 31 — +19 IND
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

IND (Home)

  • Tamika Catchings — 5 PF (Q4 1:43)

MIN (Away)

  • Rebekkah Brunson — 5 PF
  • Maya Moore — 5 PF
  • Monica Wright — 5 PF (Q4 0:03.0)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 80 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2012 · since 2012-05-13
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 37.7 fouls/game vs league 39.0 Near league avg
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 14-3, -0.5 foul diff/game (17-game sample)
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 11-5, 0.0 foul diff/game (16-game sample)

Postgame result

MIN 78–87 IND · Winner: Indiana Fever

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 43 total fouls
  • MIN fouls: 24
  • IND fouls: 19

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