WNBA · 2014-06-17 (UTC)

Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

14 / 100 Low

Low impact: the game had a 17-point margin, a 2-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, 4 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 42 total · MIN 22, LA 20 · +2 on MIN

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 17 pts
  • Fouls : MIN 22, LA 20 — +2 on MIN
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : MIN 19, LA 17 — +2 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Away)

  • Damiris Dantas — 5 PF (Q3 5:39)
  • Devereaux Peters — 5 PF (Q3 2:16)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 31 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2014 · since 2014-05-09
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.2 fouls/game vs league 42.4 Near league avg
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 4-2, -2.8 foul diff/game (6-game sample)
  • Los Angeles Sparks with assigned officials: 2-3, 0.0 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

MIN 94–77 LA · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 42 total fouls
  • MIN fouls: 22
  • LA fouls: 20

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