WNBA · 2015-09-27 (UTC)

Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

43 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 1-point margin, a 5-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, 4 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 29 total · MIN 16, PHX 13 · +3 on MIN

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 1 pts
  • Fouls : MIN 16, PHX 13 — +3 on MIN
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : MIN 12, PHX 17 — +5 PHX
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

PHX (Home)

  • DeWanna Bonner — 6 PF (Q4 0:38.0) · Fouled out

MIN (Away)

  • Maya Moore — 5 PF (Q4 3:06)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 61 prior games, 10 with 2+ assigned · season 2015 · since 2015-06-21
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 38.6 fouls/game vs league 38.3 Near league avg
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 6-5, -2.7 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 7-4, +1.1 foul diff/game (11-game sample)

Postgame result

MIN 72–71 PHX · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 29 total fouls
  • MIN fouls: 16
  • PHX fouls: 13

Player availability

PHX (Home)

  • DeWanna Bonner — Fouled out

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