WNBA · 2009-09-17 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at San Antonio Silver Stars

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

37 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 1-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for PHO, 5 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 36 total · PHO 19, SAS 17 · +2 on PHO

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 1 pts
  • Fouls : PHO 19, SAS 17 — +2 on PHO
  • Late-game fouls : 5 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHO 22, SAS 18 — +4 PHO
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

PHO (Away)

  • Temeka Johnson — 5 PF (Q4 0:32.4)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 55 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-23
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 45.1 fouls/game vs league 45.2 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 3-1, +2.3 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample
  • San Antonio Silver Stars: Limited team-specific sample

Postgame result

PHO 91–92 SAS · Winner: San Antonio Silver Stars

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 36 total fouls
  • PHO fouls: 19
  • SAS fouls: 17

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