WNBA · 2015-08-30 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

39 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 10-point margin, a 5-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, a notable foul split, 4 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 33 total · PHX 19, MIN 14 · +5 on PHX

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 10 pts
  • Fouls : PHX 19, MIN 14 — +5 on PHX
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHX 16, MIN 21 — +5 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

PHX (Away)

  • DeWanna Bonner — 5 PF (Q4 0:32.0)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 47 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2015 · since 2015-06-19
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 36.5 fouls/game vs league 38.4 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 5-3, 0.0 foul diff/game (8-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 6-3, -0.2 foul diff/game (9-game sample)

Postgame result

PHX 61–71 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 33 total fouls
  • PHX fouls: 19
  • MIN fouls: 14

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