WNBA05/14
Ref×team split · N=8
Minnesota Lynx
How the Lynx play under each referee
Every Lynx game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Lynx are 65-21 (75.6%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.
Top verified whistle edge
The strongest verified ref pattern for the Lynx in the current sample.
Late-game proxy
How Minnesota Lynx compares in competitive late-game windows vs full games. (Based on official box scores, not L2M reports).
Close games (≤5 pt margin)
18 of 86 games match this window
Avg combined pts
- Late-game avg
- 161.8
- Season avg
- 160.2
- Pressure impact
- +1.6
Avg fouls
- Late-game avg
- 32.1
- Season avg
- 32.2
- Pressure impact
- -0.1
Over rate
- Late-game avg
- 33.3%
- Season avg
- 38.4%
- Pressure impact
- -5.1 pts
Over benchmark: 165 combined points · Seasons: 2024-25, 2025-26 · 86 total games in sample
Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)
86 of 86 games match this window
Avg combined pts
- Late-game avg
- 160.2
- Season avg
- 160.2
- Pressure impact
- +0.0
Avg fouls
- Late-game avg
- 32.2
- Season avg
- 32.2
- Pressure impact
- +0.0
Over rate
- Late-game avg
- 38.4%
- Season avg
- 38.4%
- Pressure impact
- +0.0 pts
Over benchmark: 165 combined points · Seasons: 2024-25, 2025-26 · 86 total games in sample
What am I looking at?
- Individual refs: stats for one official across all Lynx games they worked, even with different partners.
- Team baseline: the Lynx went 65-21 (75.6%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
- Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Lynx.
528 WNBA games from ESPN with scores, foul totals, and referee crews. Matrix: 438/467 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 3 games skipped (no officials listed). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.