WNBA · 2009-10-09 (UTC)

Indiana Fever at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

56 / 100 High

High impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 5-attempt free-throw edge for PHO, a notable foul split, 5 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 43 total · IND 26, PHO 17 · +9 on IND

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : IND 26, PHO 17 — +9 on IND
  • Late-game fouls : 5 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : IND 20, PHO 25 — +5 PHO
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

PHO (Home)

  • Tangela Smith — 5 PF (Q4 5:33)

IND (Away)

  • Ebony Hoffman — 5 PF (Q3 2:56)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 85 prior games, 5 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-22
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 46.1 fouls/game vs league 45.4 Near league avg
  • Indiana Fever with assigned officials: 11-8, -0.7 foul diff/game (19-game sample)
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 3-4, +0.7 foul diff/game (7-game sample)

Postgame result

IND 86–94 PHO · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 43 total fouls
  • IND fouls: 26
  • PHO fouls: 17

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