WNBA · 2016-06-12 (UTC)

Chicago Sky at Phoenix Mercury

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

94 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 6-point margin, a 16-attempt free-throw edge for PHX, a notable foul split, 6 late-game fouls, and a player in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 37 total · CHI 23, PHX 14 · +9 on CHI

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 6 pts
  • Fouls : CHI 23, PHX 14 — +9 on CHI
  • Late-game fouls : 6 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : CHI 18, PHX 34 — +16 PHX
  • Players in foul trouble : 1

Foul-trouble context

CHI (Away)

  • Erika de Souza — 5 PF (Q4 0:28.0)

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

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 12 prior games · season 2016 · since 2016-05-01
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 44.8 fouls/game vs league 44.4 Near league avg
  • Chicago Sky with assigned officials: 2-1, +0.7 foul diff/game (3-game sample)Limited sample
  • Phoenix Mercury with assigned officials: 1-3, -1.2 foul diff/game (4-game sample)Limited sample

Postgame result

CHI 80–86 PHX · Winner: Phoenix Mercury

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 37 total fouls
  • CHI fouls: 23
  • PHX fouls: 14

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