WNBA · 2015-10-07 (UTC)

Indiana Fever at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

34 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 6-point margin, a 3-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, 3 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 40 total · IND 22, MIN 18 · +4 on IND

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 6 pts
  • Fouls : IND 22, MIN 18 — +4 on IND
  • Late-game fouls : 3 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : IND 15, MIN 18 — +3 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

MIN (Home)

  • Sylvia Fowles — 5 PF (Q3 1:15)

IND (Away)

  • Tamika Catchings — 5 PF (Q3 6:07)
  • Shavonte Zellous — 5 PF (Q4 9:45)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 64 prior games, 12 with 2+ assigned · season 2015 · since 2015-06-19
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 37.8 fouls/game vs league 38.2 Near league avg
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 7-4, -0.5 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 7-3, -1.1 foul diff/game (10-game sample)

Postgame result

IND 71–77 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 40 total fouls
  • IND fouls: 22
  • MIN fouls: 18

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