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
Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.