WNBA · 2014-07-23 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Seattle Storm

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

34 / 100 Moderate

Moderate impact: the game had an 18-point margin, a 4-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, a notable foul split, 9 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 44 total · PHX 17, SEA 27 · +10 on SEA

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 18 pts
  • Fouls : PHX 17, SEA 27 — +10 on SEA
  • Late-game fouls : 9 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHX 17, SEA 13 — +4 PHX
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

SEA (Home)

  • Camille Little — 5 PF (Q3 2:09)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 54 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2014 · since 2014-05-06
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 40.4 fouls/game vs league 40.2 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 8-3, -0.5 foul diff/game (11-game sample)
  • Seattle Storm with assigned officials: 1-4, +1.4 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

PHX 89–71 SEA · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 44 total fouls
  • PHX fouls: 17
  • SEA fouls: 27

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