WNBA · 2015-09-20 (UTC)

Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

11 / 100 Low

Low impact: the game had a 24-point margin, a 2-attempt free-throw edge for DAL, 6 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 51 total · PHX 26, DAL 25 · +1 on PHX

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 24 pts
  • Fouls : PHX 26, DAL 25 — +1 on PHX
  • Late-game fouls : 6 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : PHX 25, DAL 27 — +2 DAL
  • Players in foul trouble : 3

Foul-trouble context

DAL (Home)

  • Plenette Pierson — 6 PF (Q3 2:54) · Fouled out
  • Courtney Paris — 5 PF (Q3 8:41)

PHX (Away)

  • Brittney Griner — 5 PF (Q4 5:43)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 62 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2015 · since 2015-06-19
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 39.3 fouls/game vs league 38.3 Near league avg
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 5-5, -0.5 foul diff/game (10-game sample)
  • Dallas Wings with assigned officials: 4-3, -2.6 foul diff/game (7-game sample)

Postgame result

PHX 91–67 DAL · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 51 total fouls
  • PHX fouls: 26
  • DAL fouls: 25

Player availability

DAL (Home)

  • Plenette Pierson — Fouled out

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