WNBA · 2008-07-12 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Sacramento Monarchs

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

100 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 12-attempt free-throw edge for SAC, a notable foul split, 13 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 63 total · PHO 38, SAC 25 · +13 on PHO

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : PHO 38, SAC 25 — +13 on PHO
  • Late-game fouls : 13 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHO 31, SAC 43 — +12 SAC
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

PHO (Away)

  • Le'coe Willingham — 6 PF (Q4 4:58) · Fouled out
  • Tangela Smith — 5 PF (Q4 0:13.9)
  • Cappie Pondexter — 5 PF (Q3 0:00.2)
  • Barbara Farris — 5 PF (Q3 3:02)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 22 prior games · season 2008 · since 2008-05-10
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 50.3 fouls/game vs league 46.9 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury: Limited team-specific sample
  • Sacramento Monarchs with assigned officials: 1-2, -2.7 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

PHO 97–105 SAC · Winner: Sacramento Monarchs

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 63 total fouls
  • PHO fouls: 38
  • SAC fouls: 25

Player availability

PHO (Away)

  • Le'coe Willingham — Fouled out

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