WNBA · 2009-09-29 (UTC)

Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

100 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 4-point margin, a 19-attempt free-throw edge for PHO, a notable foul split, 13 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 57 total · IND 32, PHO 25 · +7 on IND

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 4 pts
  • Fouls : IND 32, PHO 25 — +7 on IND
  • Late-game fouls : 13 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : IND 19, PHO 38 — +19 PHO
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

PHO (Home)

  • Diana Taurasi — 5 PF (Q3 6:07)

IND (Away)

  • Tamika Catchings — 6 PF (Q4 0:14.8) · Fouled out
  • Tammy Sutton-Brown — 5 PF (Q3 0:49.7)
  • Tully Bevilaqua — 5 PF (Q4 7:13)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 61 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-23
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.8 fouls/game vs league 45.4 Near league avg
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 9-5, -1.6 foul diff/game (14-game sample)
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 3-2, +5.4 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

IND 116–120 PHO · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 57 total fouls
  • IND fouls: 32
  • PHO fouls: 25

Player availability

IND (Away)

  • Tamika Catchings — Fouled out

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