WNBA · 2015-07-29 (UTC)

Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

60 / 100 High

High impact: the game had a 2-point margin, a 3-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, a notable foul split, 7 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 42 total · CHI 18, PHX 24 · +6 on PHX

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 2 pts
  • Fouls : CHI 18, PHX 24 — +6 on PHX
  • Late-game fouls : 7 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : CHI 20, PHX 23 — +3 PHX
  • Players in foul trouble : 2

Foul-trouble context

CHI (Away)

  • Clarissa dos Santos — 6 PF (Q4 7:39) · Fouled out
  • Courtney Vandersloot — 5 PF

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 24 prior games, 2 with 2+ assigned · season 2015 · since 2015-06-22
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 37.8 fouls/game vs league 38.4 Near league avg
  • Chicago Sky with assigned officials: 3-2, -0.6 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 5-1, +0.5 foul diff/game (6-game sample)

Postgame result

CHI 87–89 PHX · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 42 total fouls
  • CHI fouls: 18
  • PHX fouls: 24

Player availability

CHI (Away)

  • Clarissa dos Santos — Fouled out

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