WNBA · 2014-07-03 (UTC)

Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

44 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had an 18-point margin, a 16-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, a notable foul split, 5 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 27 total · CHI 18, PHX 9 · +9 on CHI

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 18 pts
  • Fouls : CHI 18, PHX 9 — +9 on CHI
  • Late-game fouls : 5 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : CHI 8, PHX 24 — +16 PHX
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

CHI (Away)

  • Jamierra Faulkner — 5 PF (Q4 0:58.0)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 20 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2014 · since 2014-05-10
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 39.1 fouls/game vs league 41.3 Near league avg
  • Chicago Sky: Limited team-specific sample
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 3-1, -3.7 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

CHI 69–87 PHX · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 27 total fouls
  • CHI fouls: 18
  • PHX fouls: 9

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