WNBA · 2026-07-18 (UTC)

Portland Fire at Minnesota Lynx

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

47 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 6-attempt free-throw edge for MIN, a notable foul split, 2 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 25 total · POR 16, MIN 9 · +7 on POR

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : POR 16, MIN 9 — +7 on POR
  • Late-game fouls : 2 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : POR 7, MIN 13 — +6 MIN
  • Players in foul trouble : 1
  • Pregame crew context: Near league avg (50-game crew sample)

Foul-trouble context

POR (Away)

  • Sarah Ashlee Barker — 5 PF (Q4 0:32.3)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 50 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 41.5 fouls/game vs league 42.1 Near league avg
  • Portland Fire with assigned officials: 0-6, +4.8 foul diff/game (6-game sample)
  • Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 5-2, +1.7 foul diff/game (7-game sample)

Pregame crew

Confirmed crew

Crew chief
#7 Angelica Suffren
Referee
#37 Teresa Stuck
Umpire
#44 Sarah Williams

Postgame result

POR 93–101 MIN · Winner: Minnesota Lynx

Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.

Actual foul environment

  • 25 total fouls
  • POR fouls: 16
  • MIN fouls: 9

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

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