WNBA · 2016-07-07 (UTC)

Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

87 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 4-point margin, a 6-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, a notable foul split, 15 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 49 total · MIN 21, CON 27 · +6 on CON

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 4 pts
  • Fouls : MIN 21, CON 27 — +6 on CON
  • Late-game fouls : 15 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : MIN 26, CON 20 — +6 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

CON (Home)

  • Alyssa Thomas — 5 PF (OT 0:31.0)
  • Chiney Ogwumike — 6 PF (Q4 6:24) · Fouled out

MIN (Away)

  • Maya Moore — 5 PF (OT 0:10.0)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 29 prior games, 3 with 2+ assigned · season 2016 · since 2016-05-01
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 40.8 fouls/game vs league 42.9 Near league avg
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 2-1, +1.3 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample
  • Connecticut Sun with assigned officials: 1-2, +0.7 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

MIN 89–93 CON · Winner: Connecticut Sun

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 49 total fouls
  • MIN fouls: 21
  • CON fouls: 27

Player availability

CON (Home)

  • Chiney Ogwumike — Fouled out

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