WNBA · 2013-09-08 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Atlanta Dream

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

58 / 100 High

High impact: the game had an 8-point margin, a 2-attempt free-throw edge for ATL, a notable foul split, 4 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 50 total · PHX 31, ATL 19 · +12 on PHX

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 8 pts
  • Fouls : PHX 31, ATL 19 — +12 on PHX
  • Late-game fouls : 4 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHX 21, ATL 23 — +2 ATL
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

ATL (Home)

  • Angel McCoughtry — 6 PF (Q4 5:58) · Fouled out
  • Tiffany Hayes — 5 PF (Q4 7:48)

PHX (Away)

  • Diana Taurasi — 5 PF (Q4 1:22)
  • Krystal Thomas — 5 PF (Q3 3:23)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 75 prior games, 7 with 2+ assigned · season 2013 · since 2013-05-15
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 38.9 fouls/game vs league 37.7 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 8-9, +3.7 foul diff/game (17-game sample)
  • Atlanta Dream with assigned officials: 9-3, -1.9 foul diff/game (12-game sample)

Postgame result

PHX 79–71 ATL · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 50 total fouls
  • PHX fouls: 31
  • ATL fouls: 19

Player availability

ATL (Home)

  • Angel McCoughtry — Fouled out

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