WNBA · 2026-07-20 (UTC)
Minnesota Lynx at Seattle Storm
Officiating report for this game.
Officiating Impact Score
30 / 100 Moderate
Moderate impact: the game had a 3-point margin, an even free-throw-attempt split, 6 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.
Actual fouls: 33 total · MIN 18, SEA 15 · +3 on MIN
What shaped the score
- Final margin: 3 pts
- Fouls : MIN 18, SEA 15 — +3 on MIN
- Late-game fouls : 6 in Q4/OT final five minutes
- Free throw attempts : MIN 22, SEA 22 — even
- Players in foul trouble : 1
- Pregame crew context: Near league avg (64-game crew sample)
Foul-trouble context
MIN (Away)
- Natasha Howard — 5 PF (Q4 6:44)
Foul trouble added more availability pressure for MIN in late-game minutes.
Crew & tendencies
Observed splits
- Crew sample: 64 prior games · season 2026 · since 2026-04-25
- Pregame crew foul tendency : 42.5 fouls/game vs league 42.0 Near league avg
- Minnesota Lynx with assigned officials: 8-2, +2.2 foul diff/game (10-game sample)
- Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 0-5, +4.0 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample
Pregame crew
Confirmed crew
- Crew chief
- #31 Amy Bonner
- Referee
- #43 Kevin Fahy
- Umpire
- #76 Toni Patillo
Postgame result
Confirmed Crew worked as assigned.
Actual foul environment
For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.