WNBA · 2009-10-04 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

48 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had a 1-point margin, a 8-attempt free-throw edge for IND, 2 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 42 total · PHO 23, IND 19 · +4 on PHO

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 1 pts
  • Fouls : PHO 23, IND 19 — +4 on PHO
  • Late-game fouls : 2 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHO 12, IND 20 — +8 IND
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

IND (Home)

  • Ebony Hoffman — 5 PF (Q2 2:41)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 72 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-22
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 48.6 fouls/game vs league 45.4 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 8-4, +3.8 foul diff/game (12-game sample)
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 8-5, -1.0 foul diff/game (13-game sample)

Postgame result

PHO 85–86 IND · Winner: Indiana Fever

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 42 total fouls
  • PHO fouls: 23
  • IND fouls: 19

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