WNBA · 2014-07-18 (UTC)

Washington Mystics at Los Angeles Sparks

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

34 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 4-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, 7 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 37 total · WSH 20, LA 17 · +3 on WSH

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 4 pts
  • Fouls : WSH 20, LA 17 — +3 on WSH
  • Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : WSH 21, LA 21 — even
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

LA (Home)

  • Alana Beard — 5 PF (Q4 0:02.0)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 55 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2014 · since 2014-05-07
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 40.7 fouls/game vs league 40.4 Near league avg
  • Washington Mystics with assigned officials: 3-8, +2.1 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Los Angeles Sparks with assigned officials: 2-6, +0.8 foul diff/game (8-game sample)

Postgame result

WSH 79–75 LA · Winner: Washington Mystics

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 37 total fouls
  • WSH fouls: 20
  • LA fouls: 17

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