WNBA · 2008-09-14 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

71 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 14-point margin, a 20-attempt free-throw edge for IND, a notable foul split, 7 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 58 total · PHO 33, IND 25 · +8 on PHO

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 14 pts
  • Fouls : PHO 33, IND 25 — +8 on PHO
  • Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHO 16, IND 36 — +20 IND
  • Players in foul trouble : 5

Foul-trouble context

IND (Home)

  • Tamika Catchings — 5 PF (Q3 8:29)
  • Ebony Hoffman — 5 PF (Q4 2:45)
  • Tan White — 5 PF (Q4 1:23)

PHO (Away)

  • Le'coe Willingham — 5 PF (Q2 3:00)
  • Brooke Smith — 5 PF (Q4 2:01)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 65 prior games, 3 with 2+ assigned · season 2008 · since 2008-05-01
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 48.1 fouls/game vs league 47.0 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 1-4, +8.0 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 5-7, +4.3 foul diff/game (12-game sample)

Postgame result

PHO 89–103 IND · Winner: Indiana Fever

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 58 total fouls
  • PHO fouls: 33
  • IND fouls: 25

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